Daniel Stenberg

Daniel Stenberg, founder and lead developer of the cURL project, discusses the complexities and flaws of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), exploring issues with reporting, scoring, and potential impact on open-source maintainers. The conversation delves into the difficulty of fixing the CVE system, proposes short-term solutions, and addresses concerns about CVE-related DDOS attacks. The podcast also includes insights from Dan Lorenc, co-founder and CEO of Chainguard, on improving CVE quality and examines NDS's response. Tune in to learn more about the challenges and future of CVEs!

Daniel Stenberg, creator of curl, discusses its origins, 20 billion installations, space projects, and coding in C vs. Rust. They explore Rust and C integration challenges, parallel processing, and adapting curl across platforms. The podcast ends with encouragement for the Rust community to participate in open source projects.

Daniel Stenberg, creator of the widely-used open source tool curl, shares the journey of curl from a simple script to a critical data transfer solution. He discusses the integration of AI in security reporting, emphasizing its potential benefits and challenges. Daniel highlights the double-edged sword of AI-generated bug reports, stressing the need for human oversight to ensure quality and accuracy. The nuances of AI's role in navigating security issues reveal its limitations, likening it to a junior assistant requiring expert guidance.

Daniel Stenberg, the creator of cURL and a champion of open source, dives into the complexities of internet protocols and the evolution of cURL as it marks its 26th anniversary. He discusses critical topics like financial independence in open source, the challenges of legacy planning, and the balance of decentralization versus centralization in social media platforms. Stenberg also shares his vision on ensuring cURL's reliability and security amid technological advancements and the importance of community engagement in development.

Daniel Stenberg, the creator and maintainer of Curl, shares fascinating insights into the evolution of this ubiquitous open-source tool since 1996. He discusses the widespread impact of Curl and its critical role in data transfer. The podcast also delves into the challenges of managing AI-generated security reports, emphasizing the need for human verification to maintain quality. Stenberg highlights the complexities of integrating AI in security tasks, revealing both the potential and pitfalls of this technology in the open-source world.

Daniel Stenberg shares guiding principles for BDFL’ing curl, talks about financial independence, and ensuring curl's future. They discuss transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6, managing AI-generated content, the role of Neon in database management, and the importance of contingency planning and leadership succession. Also, they explore front-end feature integration, internet security measures, and the development of a new command line tool for URL manipulations.

Experienced developer frustrated with AI tooling for finding security bugs, web developer surprised by weird beliefs in engineering, fallout from nasty npm prank, thoughts on what they got right and wrong with Go, and challenging the view that all code is tech debt.

Daniel Stenberg is frustrated with AI tooling for finding security bugs, Brian Birtles shares surprising web dev beliefs, Feross Aboukhadijeh talks about npm prank fallout, Rob Pike discusses right and wrong with Go, and Gavin Howard challenges the idea that “all code is tech debt”.

Daniel Stenberg, the creator and primary maintainer of cURL, shares insights from his 23-year journey with this essential command-line tool. He discusses the evolution of cURL from a hobby project to a professional commitment. Expect humorous anecdotes about tech misunderstandings and revelations about the challenges of adopting HTTP/3. Daniel also touches on integrating newer programming languages like Rust for improved security. With billions of users relying on cURL, he emphasizes the importance of community feedback and user interaction in the open-source world.

Daniel Stenberg discusses 20 years of curl, HTTP/2 enhancements, and the backstory of QUIC. Topics include the significance of curl as internet infrastructure, benefits of HTTP/2 adoption, and advantages of QUIC in handling streams efficiently.