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#curl decomplexification continued

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decomplexification continued

Last spring I wrote a blog post about our ongoing work in the background to gradually simplify the curl source code over time. This is a follow-up: a status update of what we have done since then and what comes next. In May 2025 I had just managed to get the worst function in curl … Continue reading decomplexification continued →

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Show threadDaniel GerberFeb 24
@bagder Regarding „does it matter?”: is it not absolutely necessary to be as simple as possible in order to find new maintainers or get contributions from others?
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@Gerbsen I bet it helps for that, yes!
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Show threadDaniel GerberFeb 24
@bagder since you asked in your original post, it would be something that you could easily measure by asking your contributors, I guess
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@Gerbsen I think most contributors show up now (their now) because of a need and desire for something now. They don't necessarily know or can compare code complexity now vs in the past. and I bet all contributors will say that they prefer less complex code...

So I think it's hard to ask.