Re:HTTP headers for the responsible developer
by geezerjay on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @05:14AM
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> I think that is because you can get a lot done without them
Reinventing the wheel is also a good way to fool yourself into assuming we're being clever and productive. I mean, it's as if everyone who preceded me in a field was incapable of looking into a problem I've managed to find a hacky solution in 5 minutes.
Meanwhile let's not pretend that there are currently about half dozen standards and specifications for HATEOAS, all involving ugly hacks around response documents and funny media types, when all it takes to achieve the same goal is passing link relations through Link headers.
Re:HTTP headers for the responsible developer
by barbecue_sauce on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:28PM
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How can you even get a job as a junior dev without knowing about headers?
Re:HTTP headers for the responsible developer
by quickthrower2 on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @06:36PM
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Never been asked about headers in a job interview, junior or otherwise. Usually interviews are a 'can you code' test. I've never been interviewed by FAANG etc. though.
As a motivator I always say look at the network tab and think about how you can make stuff faster. It was this mindset where I first saw these additional requests and thought 'WTF!' I better find out why it is happening, turned out to be preflight requests.