First time guest host, Allen Wyma talks with Daniel, the original author of cURL, about using Rust in cURL.
cURL is a command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.cURL, and its data transfer core, libcurl are both written in C, which is known to be not memory safe.While it is almost impossibe to rewrite it into another language, offering a third-party library written in Rust could take a further step forward.
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Highlights
Architecture of cURL & libcurlWhat brought Daniel to Rust? How long has he been using Rust?What language was Daniel working in before that?Third party libraries written in Rust?What benefits does Rust bring to cURL?
Resources
CurlDaniel’s BlogProject Gemini
Timestamps
[@05:10] - cURL 7.78.0[@07:44] - Implementing Protocol[@09:25] - HTTP/3[@13:30] - Architecture of cURL & libcurl[@17:40] - cURL as a hybrid library[@19:40] - Replacing C with Rust[@34:00] - Experience of using Rust[@35:40] - async/.await in rust[@40:45] - Anything dislike about Rust?[@42:35] - Challenge of integrating with Rust[@48:00] - Can Rust help curl survive?[@49:10] - Tips for beginners?
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
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