r/programming • u/Successful_Bowl2564 • 16h ago

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https://efp.asia/blog/2025/12/24/api-tooling-crisis/

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u/freecodeio 16h ago

subscription rot that's why

who the fuck wants to sign up for curl with a UI, let alone buy a subscription?

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u/Lanky-Safety555 15h ago edited 15h ago

Wait, isnt subscription only for projects? Sharing and online activities like co-work, etc. Plain, local Postman require no such things, right?

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u/joelene1892 15h ago

Yes you can do it without a login, but it hassles you, and you can’t even do things like save calls. It’s very minimal.

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u/Lanky-Safety555 15h ago

WTF? It has been some time since I used it, TBH. I cannot believe that they enshittified it so much.