Daniel Stenberg reflects on the 30th anniversary of curl's origins, recalling how he discovered Rafael Sagula's tiny 1996 HTTP download tool called httpget, which inspired him to contribute patches and eventually build curl. The post looks back at the early days of internet development and the project's evolution from simple C code to a globally essential open-source utility.
Background
curl is one of the most widely used command-line tools for transferring data over networks, supporting protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Created by Daniel Stenberg in 1997, it has become an indispensable open-source utility used by developers worldwide.
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- Lobsters
- Published
- Nov 11, 2026 at 07:42 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10