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by peoplefromibiza 1325 days ago
> It’s not an API - it’s a way to transfer arbitrary blocks of data

Uh?

API cannot transfer blocks of data?

Again: this is not new, it's tedious, it's bureaucratic, it can be hairy, but it's not difficult.
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such12 1324 days ago
> API cannot transfer blocks of data?

This seems like a deliberate and silly misunderstand on your part.

If you don’t realize that most API’s generally do more than simply transfer arbitrary blocks of data, then you have lied about your experience as a developer.

HTTP is just a transfer protocol. It’s in the name.

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peoplefromibiza 1323 days ago
> If you don’t realize that most API’s generally do more than simply transfer arbitrary blocks of data

where did I say it?

> HTTP is just a transfer protocol

that's been hardly true since forever.

POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH etc ever heard of these verbs before?

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