Why is the implementation of non-standard RESTful methods discouraged ? a. HTTP

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Why is the implementation of non-standard RESTful methods discouraged ?

a. HTTP was not designed to support customized headers

b. GET, POST, PUT and DELETE already provide all the necessary functionality

c. They cause problems with firewalls and load balancers

d. They do not support the concept of must-understand

a. HTTP was not designed to support customized headers

b. GET, POST, PUT and DELETE already provide all the necessary functionality

c. They cause problems with firewalls and load balancers

d. They do not support the concept of must-understand

Explanation / Answer

d. They do not support the concept of must-understand

Explanation : It is because when you introduce new methods, you cannot rely on off-the-shelf software that only knows about the standard HTTP methods. So they do not support the concept of must-understand. Hence non-standard RESTful methods discouraged


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