Honest question: Why isn't POST the "primary HTTP method for updates"?
The way I've understand it is that GET is for reads (which are always idempotent), PUT is an idempotent write and POST is a non-idempotent write. I don't see what PATCH adds over POST.
The way I've understand it is that GET is for reads (which are always idempotent), PUT is an idempotent write and POST is a non-idempotent write. I don't see what PATCH adds over POST.