The default API tooling that comes to your mind is Postman.

Postman is cloud based - the other offline alternatives are on their way to enshittification.

Is there any solution to the problem or we should all default to curl.

  • dhruv3006@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    But then how did Postman became so popular - we can’t deny it became the default.

    • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      So did windows in the business world. Just because it’s default doesn’t mean it’s the best option. People will take a pile of poop with a pretty veneer that does 90% of the work over the correct tool with a leaning curve.

    • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      But that was a good while ago. And it was not a cloud thing at the time it was popular.

      There are many alternatives now.