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Comment by paulddraper

2 months ago

Web browsers -- LIKE THE THINGS THAT LIVE AND DIE ON HTTP -- didn't have an ergonomic HTTP API until 2017.

Node.js got its production version in 2023.

Rust doesn't include an HTTP client at all.

Even for stdlib that have a client, virtually none support HTTP/3, which is used for 30% of web traffic. [1]

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HTTP (particularly 2+) is a complex protocol, with no single correct answers for high-level and low-level needs.

[1] https://radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and-usage

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