FAST protocol with FIX 4.4

[donovan680]

I am newbie to C++ FIX engines Development and I would like to know if is possible use C++ FAST protocol with FIX 4.4 protocol in my broker.

[kbw]

What is C++ FAST?

[malibor]

What is C++ FAST?

I guess it makes you code run faster?
just kidding lol

[donovan680]

Sorry I meant about QuickFAST , an Open Source native C++ implementation of the FAST Protocol [SM]. FAST(Fix Adapted for STreaming) protocol was developed by FIX Protocol Limited [FPL] (http://www.fixprotocol.org/fast/)
as a way to reduce the bandwidth and network-latency

[kbw]

Ok, never heard of FAST previously, but apparently, FAST is streamed compressed FIX, so yes.

So you'd expect and FAST library in any language would attempt to conform to the spec.

I found this link helpful.
https://objectcomputing.com/resources/publications/mnb/using-quickfast-and-opendds-for-a-low-latency-market-data-feed