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docs(readme): mention reqwest as a higher level client
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Many people will find `hyper` when searching for a Rust HTTP crate. Reqwest is not nearly so easy to find unless you know what you are looking for, but is what a lot of people looking for a rust http library need. Let's point them in the right direction. I recently came across a new Rust user on Reddit who had found the hyper crate, but was trying to use libcurl bindings to make http requests because they hadn't managed to find reqwest.
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nicoburns authored and seanmonstar committed Dec 16, 2018
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ A **fast** and **correct** HTTP implementation for Rust.

**Get started** by looking over the [guides](https://hyper.rs/guides).

**Hyper is a relatively low-level library, if you are looking for simple high-level HTTP client, then you may wish to consider [reqwest](https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest), which is built on top of this library.**

## Overview

hyper is a fast, safe HTTP implementation written in and for Rust.
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