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Comment by angilly

As a REST enthusiast I was excited to read this and learn a new perspective but this section

> The “benefits” REST is supposed to introduce

Is one of the more egregious straw men I’ve seen in a while. Never once in my twenty years have I heard anyone say it’s nice because “you don’t have to read the docs” or “it works in a browser”

REST helps with lots from thinking through clean data models to helping ensure consistency within an API.

parent angilly 2 years ago

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