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Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:15 PM UTC

colesantiago wrote: post #2

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Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by CaptainOfCoit » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:16 PM UTC

brap wrote: post #15

After decades it should have been obvious by now that the vast majority of users prefer GUIs.

Yeah, hence why no one uses terminals for doing work with git, codex, claude-code, neovim and curl, everyone and their mother are using desktop GUIs for those things, clearly.

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by blueflow » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:16 PM UTC

deafpolygon wrote: post #3

I've been using curl, like forever. I don't understand the preoccupation for using postman, et. al. -- why pay for something that literally requires a little bit of light RTFM?

> ... literally requires a little bit of light RTFM?

This is why, people do not want to bother with the docs.

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by chuckadams » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:16 PM UTC

colesantiago wrote: post #2

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I'm pretty sure using cURL to do SOAP would result in a lot more cursing :-|

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by demaga » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

brightball wrote: post #4

colesantiago wrote: post #2

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To a degree, I understand when people do it when speaking. It can easily be a bad habit, it can slip, it can be your age and the influences around you. When it comes to doing it in a written blog post that you hope other people will read? Boggles the the mind.

This message on their homepage makes me think author doesn't want other people to read it:

> More coming soon. Or not. I don't owe you shit.

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by hi41 » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

I am a total newbie to curl. I am so excited to come across this post. Thanks, op! I want to use curl to send json and xml requests instead of using Postman and SoapUI while also using a jks file which stores a certificate for secure connection to API.

(Clarified regarding certificate)

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by eknkc » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

I use httpie (not httpie actually, https://github.com/ducaale/xh but it has the exact same ux). For the life of me, I can't remember curl flags for some reason. Even fucking -X POST... Sending JSON is pain too.

For quick and easy http requests, httpie has been fantastic.

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by troupo » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

deafpolygon wrote: post #3

I've been using curl, like forever. I don't understand the preoccupation for using postman, et. al. -- why pay for something that literally requires a little bit of light RTFM?

postman used to be a relatively lightweight client with a tolerable UI to quickly set up and test what you needed.

Then it turned into a monstorsity.

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by ocdtrekkie » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

Heh the home page is good too.

Re: Just Use Curl

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Post by DoctorOW » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC

Havoc wrote: post #6

> It's already on your machine, dipshit Does anyone actually enjoy this uhm style of writing?

Foul language has never really bothered me, and I think it's effective in communicating a relatable (to me) frustration with people ignoring the answer staring them in the face.

> The tools you need are simple. They're fast. They're reliable. They've been battle-tested by millions of people for years. Just fucking use them.