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 & libcurl
• What 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

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