Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
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Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
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Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#2It took me a while to figure out whether this is an HTTP client library or a server library. Turns out it is the former. Nice! I like that it's in-process. I wish more Elixir libraries would default to such a design.
(EDIT: I had accidentally written "latter" instead of "former" above, causing a bunch of people to correct me, thanks for that)
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#3People are the worst at naming products. Why call it Mint when there is already an insanely popular Mint.com financial software. It makes Googling/searching for product relevancy near impossible. It's like try to search for Firefox on Android vs Firefox on a desktop information.
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#4It took me a while to figure out whether this is an HTTP client library or a server library. Turns out it is the former. Nice! I like that it's in-process. I wish more Elixir libraries would default to such a design. (EDIT: I had accidentally written "latter" instead of "former" above, causing a bunch of people to correct me, thanks for that)
It's a "new HTTP client" (tweet from one of the authors -> https://twitter.com/whatyouhide/status/1100082898986774528).
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#5People are the worst at naming products. Why call it Mint when there is already an insanely popular Mint.com financial software. It makes Googling/searching for product relevancy near impossible. It's like try to search for Firefox on Android vs Firefox on a desktop information.
It's in the context of Elixir, so search for "mint elixir" and I'm sure it'll be quite discoverable - or searching for "mint" on an Elixir contextualized site.
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#6People are the worst at naming products. Why call it Mint when there is already an insanely popular Mint.com financial software. It makes Googling/searching for product relevancy near impossible. It's like try to search for Firefox on Android vs Firefox on a desktop information.
No it doesn't. All you have to do is search and you get relevant results. Look through your library list, it's pretty common for the names to only make sense in context.
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#7It took me a while to figure out whether this is an HTTP client library or a server library. Turns out it is the former. Nice! I like that it's in-process. I wish more Elixir libraries would default to such a design. (EDIT: I had accidentally written "latter" instead of "former" above, causing a bunch of people to correct me, thanks for that)
The example is confusing, but it's actually an HTTP client.
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#8Is it me or are we running out of names for things?
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#9People are the worst at naming products. Why call it Mint when there is already an insanely popular Mint.com financial software. It makes Googling/searching for product relevancy near impossible. It's like try to search for Firefox on Android vs Firefox on a desktop information.
Not to mention Linux Mint.
Re: Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
#10While I have qualms about the name since this is like the 20th Mint I've heard of now, I'm incredibly excited as to what this has to offer. The control over the underlying process is key to creating beautifully asynchronous applications, and it gives me a lot of node-got vibes in terms of how easy it is to use.
And thank god, HTTPS support built in... it never ceases to amaze me why some HTTP libs don't have TLS as a given.