title: Regarding Serialization in JAVA, C# etc
body: <p>I have been reading through all that I could find to understand what Serialization is. People often say that we need serialization so that we can convert the in-memory object into a form that is easy to transport over the network and persist on the disk.</p>
  
  <p>My question is - What is so wrong with the in-memory object's structure that makes it difficult to be transported or stored?</p>
  
  <p>Some people also say that the object is binary in form and needs to be serialized. AFAIK, everything in the computer storage or memory is binary. What is it that they want to convey?</p>
  
  <p>Some technical details would be appreciated.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT 1:</strong></p>
  
  <p>I have been looking into C# code samples but all of them use the <strong>"Serialization"</strong> available in the framework. Maybe I need to work with C++ to see the details and to experience the pain.</p>