Lately, while working with different developers, I noticed a small but interesting pattern. Most people are very comfortable with the common HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE. These are used almost every day, so it becomes second nature. But methods like HEAD and OPTIONS are often missed or not clearly understood. The thing is, they are not extra or optional. They are part of the core HTTP design. HEAD works like GET but returns only the headers, not the actual response body. It can be useful when you just want to check if a resource exists, or get metadata like file size or last modified time without downloading everything. OPTIONS is used to understand what operations are allowed on a resource. It also plays an important role in CORS, where the browser sends a preflight request before calling an API. Many times frameworks handle this automatically, so developers don’t even realize it’s happening. The reason these methods are often overlooked is simple. In real-world projects, we don’t directly use them as frequently, and most tutorials focus only on CRUD operations. But having a clear understanding of them strengthens your fundamentals. It gives a better picture of how the web actually works behind the scenes. Sometimes, it’s not about using everything daily, but about knowing what exists and why it exists. #WebDevelopment #BackendDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #APIDevelopment #RESTAPI #HTTP #FullStackDeveloper #DeveloperLife #CodingTips #TechLearning #Programming #Developers #Coding #TechInsights #SoftwareDeveloper #LearningInPublic #DevCommunity #CodeNewbie #SystemDesign #WebArchitecture
Understanding HTTP Methods Beyond GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
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