For what it's worth, while a lot of people complain about the Ruby standard library, when I want to reach for an HTTP library that is properly threadsafe, prope

For what it's worth, while a lot of people complain about the Ruby standard library, when I want to reach for an HTTP library that is properly threadsafe, properly supports encodings (and in general is properly integrated with whatever version of the language the user happens to be using), Net::HTTP is a godsend. People who complain about the ossification are often talking about the aesthetics of the API (since API tastes change, long-term stdlibs tend to feel outdated), or the level of abstraction (you have to do a lot to use Net::HTTP, at least in the past), and not about the functionality. I'd rather people build nice abstractions on top of Net::HTTP than tell me to use something else because the API is prettier.