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Dependency tracking is hard

64 · Daniel Stenberg · March 10, 2026, 9:03 a.m.

cURL and libcurl github software development dependency management Open Source C++ Libraries

Summary

The blog post discusses the challenges of dependency tracking in software development, particularly focusing on curl and libcurl, which are essential but low-level libraries that do not fit neatly into ecosystems. It highlights the complexity and importance of managing dependencies in projects that utilize these tools.

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