http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2493579/why-do-i-need-put-or-delete-http-verbs
On Sunday, 26 March 2017, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > For "RESTfulness" perhaps > > On Sunday, 26 March 2017, Tony Wright <tonyw...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tonyw...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have written a few angular apps and our team has collectively got away >> with using HttpGet and HttpPost for just about every call to the WebApi >> services. We never seem to be having any issues. >> >> When running through the tutorials for Angular 4 (yes, its out), I have >> come across yet another learned guru who just uses all 4 of the main verbs >> when calling webapi - GET, POST, PUT and DELETE. GET for retrieval, POST >> for new items, PUT for updates and DELETE for, well, deletes. Yes I know >> what they are meant to be for, but why? >> >> I guess the real question is, what am I losing by not using PUT and >> DELETE? >> >> Kind regards, >> Tony >> >
