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[–] 24 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

Here's an article about it: https://dev.to/maggiecodes_/how-i-applied-to-a-tech-job-using-a-post-request-193d

The thing that annoys me is the response. It should return status 201 created and the id of the new resource for future delete/update operations. Instead it returns 200 ok and some clear text. Wouldn't want to work with such an API.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    /serious Well, yes, most APIs are meant for system-to-system interaction, that's kind of a given. But since this particular API is clearly meant for human-to-system interaction, returning a human-readable response is adequate. Yes, a better design would probably allow the client to specify additional parameters about the desired response.

    /back-to-jokes Yeah, well this kind of sums up most of my job applications. I send an application and the recruiting people are all like "OK".

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's hilarious. Probably the lovechild of some clueless HR dude that thought he was a genius.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    The cringe term "code ninja" supports your theory.

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