Benjamin Franz scripsit:
> > But it's not repeatable. Eventually, all the Coke cans in the world are on
> > your desk, and then further repetitions will not avail. True idempotent
> > requests can be repeated indefinitely and produce the same effects each time.
> > Causing a physical movement is the very paradigm of a side effect.
>
> You are engaging in casuistry. 'Eventually' the Universe will suffer heat
> death/the big crunch/the big rip [...].
No, I was exaggerating for effect. You can outrun the capacity of any
reasonable repository of Cokes long before the Gnab Gib arrives. More
to the point, doing two GETs on such an URL delivers two distinct Cokes,
not merely two copies of the same pile of bits. As others have pointed
out, this use of GET is unsafe.
--
Yes, chili in the eye is bad, but so is your John Cowan
ear. However, I would suggest you wash your
hands thoroughly before going to the toilet. http://www.reutershealth.com
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