That article doesn't give a strong argument against ONLY using get/post IMO. His main point is to maintain idempotency, but you don't need all the extra verbs beyond get and post to do that.
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Why you should use standard HTTP methods when designing REST APIs
Suhas Chatekar ・ Feb 23 '17 ・ 7 min read
That article doesn't give a strong argument against ONLY using get/post IMO. His main point is to maintain idempotency, but you don't need all the extra verbs beyond get and post to do that.