From 907119eafd930085c8067e7bdaabbe294cef9605 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lisa Carey Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:52:03 +0000 Subject: Intro tweaks --- README.md | 9 +++------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 413f5008a2..2d3a3a8f5b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ Hello World example. More documentation is coming soon! ## What is gRPC? -gRPC enables communication between clients and servers using any combination of gRPC's supported languages, helping you to build distributed applications and services. - -In gRPC, like other RPC systems... +In gRPC, like other RPC systems, a *client* application can directly call methods on a *server* application on a different machine as if it was a local object, making it easier for you to create distributed applications and services. gRPC clients and servers can run and talk to each other in a variety of environments - from servers inside Google to your own desktop - and can be written in any of gRPC's supported languages. So, for example, you can easily create a gRPC server in Java with clients in Go, Python, or Ruby. ### Plays well with Protocol Buffers @@ -68,9 +66,8 @@ languages are coming soon. ### Setup -The rest of this page explains how to set up your local machine to work with -the example code. -If you just want to read the example, you can go straight to the [next step](#servicedef). +This section explains how to set up your local machine to work with +the example code. If you just want to read the example, you can go straight to the [next step](#servicedef). #### Install Git -- cgit v1.2.3