Setting REST aside for a moment, the main issue with not using GET for read only requests is that you forego HTTP caching, which is a huge deal in many cases.
I'm definitely pro trying to stick to the standard but also I think it's okay to bend it if necessary.
I don't agree with people saying "fudge it" on principle, just because it seems that they don't want to learn HTTP in the first place :D
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Setting REST aside for a moment, the main issue with not using
GETfor read only requests is that you forego HTTP caching, which is a huge deal in many cases.I'm definitely pro trying to stick to the standard but also I think it's okay to bend it if necessary.
I don't agree with people saying "fudge it" on principle, just because it seems that they don't want to learn HTTP in the first place :D