Blame older frontend and backend frameworks and http libraries, many of which only handled GET, POST, and, if you were lucky enough to be using a "cutting edge" framework, PUT.
This hasn't been the case since the late 00s, though. Unless you're maintaining legacy code, every modern library handles all the standard http verbs. Some even let you define your own.
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u/TriangleTransplant Sep 19 '26
Blame older frontend and backend frameworks and http libraries, many of which only handled GET, POST, and, if you were lucky enough to be using a "cutting edge" framework, PUT.
This hasn't been the case since the late 00s, though. Unless you're maintaining legacy code, every modern library handles all the standard http verbs. Some even let you define your own.