Author Archives: Tornevall

For not long ago, Microsoft owned Github chose to rename the terms “master” and “slave” from its system as the said words are criticized for being racially insensitive. GitHub’s move came amid ongoing protests against racism in the United States, after … Continue reading →

I’ve been in need for a generic API tool for long now. It all started for real with v3.x, which is the first “production like” API that is still in use and actually stable, despite the fact that I always … Continue reading →

It was not long ago, I planned to start working with a new API. There’s currently a version 3 out, that handles most DNSBL services and some other services. However, since I am a huge Marvel fan I’ve realized that … Continue reading →

This is a first live example of how to download file segments (for example video files) from a single playlist (like a m3u-manifest) by only using netcurl as a download library, and what sometimes happens on spare time. The project … Continue reading →

Last time I checked, PHP 8.0 RC1 had to be manually compiled so tests could join the suite. But I just discovered that PHP 8.0 is now delivered with the “ondrej PPA“. This also means that PHP 8.0 is no … Continue reading →

It has been planned for a long time now, and the sprint was set to be finished next year. But the project was smaller than I thought so the database connector was released yesterday. The purpose is not – again … Continue reading →

8 days left in the planned sprint for release (and this was just a random set date at first). netcurl 6.1.0 just released anyway! But the package has been up and tested for a few weeks already and sould be … Continue reading →

Many of netcurl 6.1 components have been released this week. Dependencies that “we” use to make netcurl more efficient. Many things has been imported from 6.0, but instead of copy local code from the old project (with pride) all code … Continue reading →