HTTP Method Pocket Cards
Recall the operational consequence of common HTTP methods.
Recall What is the practical difference between safe and idempotent? Safe means intended read-only; idempotent means repeated identical requests have the same intended effect. Recall the contract property before choosing the implementation. Objection “Can we just use POST for everything?” A teammate proposes a shortcut during review. Your response “We can route internally however we want, but the public method tells clients, caches, and retry logic what behavior is safe.” The shortcut saves minutes now but creates ambiguity for every consumer later. It connects the objection to a concrete client consequence. Compare PUT or PATCH for profile changes? The stronger…
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