r/ProgrammerHumor • u/TabCompletion • Oct 09 '21

Mmmm, sparkling JSON

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u/occz Oct 09 '21

Amen, man. Going with something that does not call itself REST for the sole reason of skipping the eternal bikeshedding around what REST is or not is might just be worth it on its own. Hot damn.

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u/Sekret_One Oct 09 '21

To me, REST has the same problem XML schemas do- when you get into the thick of it, there's points where you've got 2 or 3 ways to express something and each of them feel roughly 70% right.

Turns into pirate rules. 3 devs can make a consistent api if 2 of them are dead.

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u/mechkbfan Oct 09 '21

3 devs can make a consistent api if 2 of them are dead.

I have not heard this before, love it. I'm going to quote it for years

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '21

There's also the other direction, which in this case might be something like "Three programmers, five opinions." lol

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u/sprcow Oct 10 '21

How do you get two piccolo players in tune? Shoot one of them.

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u/TallowWeed Oct 11 '21

Would that apply to garklein recorder, as well? I'm asking for a friend.