Dave Johnson on open web technologies, social software and software development https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/feed/entries/atom 2026-04-28T07:02:22+00:00 Apache Roller https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/tim_bray_on_httpurlconnection Dave Johnson 2012-01-23T08:26:37+00:00 2012-01-23T16:27:38+00:00 <p>Good information on a bad API. The comments are good too:</p> <blockquote> HttpURLConnection&#39;s Dark Secrets: If you’re programming in the Java language and want to talk to a Web server, there are several libraries you can choose from. HttpURLConnection is one popular choice, and for Android programming, the engineering team has now officially suggested that you use it where possible.</blockquote>