Transport, TLS Choices, and Ecosystem Trade-offs

episode 30: uReq with Martin Algesten.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into uReq: why it was created, its history and origin, a high level overview, and explore in depth its protocols and implementation details.

Learn more:

• https://github.com/algesten/ureq — A simple, safe HTTP client
• https://github.com/algesten/ureq/blob/main/src/run.rs - example on how uReq and Sans IO come together
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Expect — Expect 100 Continue
• https://github.com/algesten — Github profile of Martin Algesten
• https://github.com/algesten/str0m — A Sans I/O WebRTC implementation in Rust
• https://netstack.fm/#episode-16 — WebRTC and Sans IO with Martin Algesten

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Chapters

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:58 Get to know Martin
• 06:46 Evolution of uReq: From Simplicity to Compliance
• 20:35 Sans IO
• 26:58 uReq prior to Sans IO
• 30:57 Practical Examples: Handling Complex Protocols
• 50:54 Sans IO in Str0m and uReq
• 55:01 Handling Proxies and DNS Resolution
• 01:02:51 The Future of uReq and uReq Proto
• 01:07:06 Sans IO and h2
• 01:09:00 Final Thoughts and Community Feedback
• 01:20:09 Outro

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