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2023
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Why I tend not to use content negotiation

In this essay, Carson Gross explores his preference for separating JSON and hypermedia APIs instead of using content negotiation, a feature in HTTP that allows clients to request different formats (e.g., HTML, JSON). He discusses the limitations of content negotiation in APIs, especially when mixing stable, versioned…

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Push notifications are now supported cross-browser

Push notifications were standardized in 2016 with the release of the Push API and the Notification API, which are part of the W3C's Web Applications Working Group. These APIs provide the necessary functionality for web developers to incorporate push notifications into their web applications and for users to receive…