A Slightly Faster Slimmer Curl
Back in August I mentioned the new curl performance tests we have running. I figured it could be apt to return to this topic just to mention some of the initial outcomes. When the team gets a new set of charts, graphs and plots that visualize something, like performance, they offer an excellent opportunity for … Continue reading A slightly faster slimmer curl →
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A blog post about performance and size improvements made to curl (libcurl) included in the upcoming curl 8.23.0 release. Visit to learn which internal functions were sped up, how memory and allocations were reduced, and where to find the test code.
- Base64, URL encoding/decoding, and date parsing are now significantly faster
- Core URL parsing and printf implementation run noticeably faster
- Struct sizes and total allocations reduced to lower memory usage
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A Slightly Faster Slimmer Curl was shared on NexURLs by skilo on October 18, 2026, in Articles & Stories.
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