[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":369},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-14309143":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":43,"post_text":45,"what":46,"said":80,"maker_in_thread":191,"shape":201,"grid":205,"attempts":333,"same_week":334,"maker_shows":255,"maker_hidden":361,"reader_version":362,"card":363},"14309143","Insomnia REST Client","Insomnia REST Client now open-source","title","Show HN: Insomnia REST Client now open-source","https:\u002F\u002Finsomnia.rest\u002Fblog\u002Fopen-source-announcement\u002F","insomnia.rest","gschier",1494431515,2017,218,53,139,2242,7,"notable","dev_tools","api client","desktop_app",[24,25,26,27],"rest client","api testing","open source","postman alternative","mixed",0.225,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},12,9,1,3,25,{"execution":37,"idea":38,"performance":40,"docs":41,"design":42},{"positive":34,"critical":33},{"positive":39,"critical":33},0,{"positive":34,"critical":39},{"positive":39,"critical":33},{"positive":34,"critical":39},[39,44,39,33,39,39,44,39,44,39,44,34,34,39,39,34,39,39,39,39,39,39,33,39,34,44,34,44,39,39,44,34,39,44,39,44,44,34,39,34],5,null,{"problem":47,"audience":59,"pricing":64,"motivation":69,"time_to_build":45,"stack":76,"openness":77,"stage":78,"team_size":79},{"value":48,"source":49,"evidence":50},"Testing and debugging REST APIs","inferred",[51,55],{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},"14309859","nbrempel","I work on a system that integrates with several APIs of varying degrees of quality. 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