I guess I always understood the principles behind full-on REST using all the neglected HTTP methods as a way of enforcing clean API design. Good programmers can

I guess I always understood the principles behind full-on REST using all the neglected HTTP methods as a way of enforcing clean API design. Good programmers can, of course, just use POST methods for an API, and not cause grief. Others might need some nudging in the right direction: "no, that's closest to a deletion so use DELETE; and that's closer to a store so use PUT."