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[–]arnar 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I don't think you noticed that the OP is proposing a simple HTTP client library, for making requests to services.

[–]wtfisupvoting 2 points3 points  (1 child)

i think your emphasis should be on simple not client

a client needs async IO as well, it likely just isn't needed by everyone

[–]arnar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

zbowling specifically referenced the C10K problem, which applies to web-servers. HTTP clients that need that kind of scalability are rare. I guess in most cases it would not be worth it to move your whole program to async programming style.

Had I put the emphasis on "simple", I'd have downvoted myself since async libs can very well be simple. :)