It has always astonished me that platforms did not have first class, native "http client" support. Pretty much every project in the past 20 years has needed such a thing.
Also, "fetch" is lousy naming considering most API calls are POST.
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Also, "fetch" is lousy naming considering most API calls are POST.
It’s interesting that Stripe still even uses form-post on requests.
Compare that to the weight we place on "experts" many of whom are hopelessly compromised or dragged by mountains of baggage.
This article is a hack job. I didn't see any positive commentary. Wired is cooked.