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Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by procflora »

isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #82
mrguyorama wrote: post #69

FYI some of our people internally use Jmeter. https://jmeter.apache.org/ It's not flashy so it probably wont get the standard "we are going to milk you for data" plan

The problem then is that you have to use jmeter, it's a great example of early 2000s java desktop app user experience.

And if JMeter just isn't quite doing it for you, turn the dial back another few years and experience the joy of the MDI GUI provided by SoapUI. You too can experience the thrills of getting to tweak JVM memory options so it doesn't crash when you try to load a particularly large and unwieldly industry-specific WSDL for an interface standard that undergirds major national infrastructure.

Oh and, it actually does do OpenAPI specs for REST and even mock services and all that, so I'm delighted to share that it's actually relevant to this post! :^) What are you waiting for?

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by mortallywounded »

petepete wrote: post #67
mortallywounded wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a non-starter for me if it requires an extension. I also think it's a matter of time before it goes the Insomnia/Postman route. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

It says on the page the the extension 'enhances the experience ' - it doesn't look like a requirement.

Enhances? Isn't the point to override CORs because the browser will automatically block certain requests. Seems like a pretty critical feature unless all you have are GET requests.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by 12345hn6789 »

enraged_camel wrote: post #57
mtmail wrote: post #3

So they quickly followed what their competitor Insomnia did recently https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37680126 Related "Ask HN: Alternatives to Insomnia?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37691914 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37725326

Insomnia doesn’t wipe out your stuff if you don’t create an account though.

It effectively does. You can't access it on the latest version without an account. So either downgrade or make an account.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by dzhiurgis »

pests wrote: post #27

There are some extensions for VSCode that let you define your requests in a text file and has ways to run the file and show the data. Here's one I just found: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.re... Syntax looks like: GET https://example.com/comments/1 HTTP/1.1 ### GET https://example.com/topics/1 HTTP/1.1 ### POST https://example.com/comments HTTP/1.1 content-type: application/json { "name":…

Is it much better over bash file and curl?

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by BoorishBears »

eduction wrote: post #59
BoorishBears wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you raised VC funding right? Insomnia was an alternative to Postman, raised VC funds, eventually needed to justify that, and suddenly accounts mattered more. They're currently on the same trajectory. Insomnia is open source but just like OP experienced, a single update can do damage and it takes time for the community to react. Is this the same company that raised? If so, are you exempt from that? Have you figure…

If it's just a "glorified curl UI" what's the problem? Just use curl, or build your own, if it's so trivial. You are kicking the tires awfully hard for a solution to a problem you claim is easy.

Your defensiveness would be better justified if I was concerned about the curl wrapper... and not the VC firms seeking 10x returns attached to said wrapper

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by Two4 »

dannydainton wrote: post #120
isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Postman doesn't either, but it doesn't tell you where the backup is. Same deceptive shite.

Your Scratch Pad data is safe and accessible. It can be Migrated to a new Workspace, once you create an account, using the 'Cog Icon > Settings > Data > Migrate data' menu option. Alternatively, it can be Exported from the Lightweight API Client(signed out version) using the 'Cog Icon > Settings > Data > Export data' menu options.

I'm assuming you work for Postman. I hope you know that because of this, as well as the account requirement, other REST tools are going to eat your lunch. I don't think this was a good move.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by pests »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #145
pests wrote: post #27

There are some extensions for VSCode that let you define your requests in a text file and has ways to run the file and show the data. Here's one I just found: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.re... Syntax looks like: GET https://example.com/comments/1 HTTP/1.1 ### GET https://example.com/topics/1 HTTP/1.1 ### POST https://example.com/comments HTTP/1.1 content-type: application/json { "name":…

Is it much better over bash file and curl?

It supports curl inside as well as its custom syntax so this provides the same thing.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by kyriakos »

ok_dad wrote: post #6

Learn and use curl, then you won’t have any issues like this. You can make some scripts in Python or something, too. I say this because the last three tools I used for this all got shitty (postman, insomnia, and thunder client).

What's wrong with thunder client?
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