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dhruv3006@lemmy.worldOPto
Programming@programming.dev•Voiden - A Markdown based Open Source Alternative to Postman
2·18 days agoYou are welcome ! Join us here : https://discord.com/invite/XSYCf7JF4F
dhruv3006@lemmy.worldOPto
Programming@programming.dev•Voiden - A Markdown based Open Source Alternative to Postman
6·18 days agoVoiden’s core request model is based on composable blocks (for elements like headers and auth) that are reusable across requests for a DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) approach, unlike Bruno which treats the request as a single, monolithic object that leads to copy-pasting and maintenance burden.
For documentation, Voiden provides living documentation by integrating runnable requests and human explanations side-by-side in the same Markdown file, ensuring it stays in sync with the API, while other tools’ documentation is often separate.
From the monetisation side Voiden: Is an open-source community infrastructure project backed by a different main business, reducing the pressure to monetize aggressively. Bruno is as an open-source project that is under pressure to find a viable monetization strategy, which can lead to license shifts or paywalls.
You can read about the comparison here : https://voiden.md/comparison
dhruv3006@lemmy.worldOPto
Programming@programming.dev•Voiden - A Markdown based Open Source Alternative to Postman
1·18 days agoWould love some feedback here: https://github.com/VoidenHQ/voiden
dhruv3006@lemmy.worldOPto
Programmer Humor@programming.dev•When your API client is just Excel with a ‘Send Request’ button
61·18 days agoWell having decent documentation is kind of rare.
dhruv3006@lemmy.worldOPto
Programmer Humor@programming.dev•When your API client is just Excel with a ‘Send Request’ button
281·18 days agoThanks for this.
They do !
Here’s how to get started : https://docs.voiden.md/docs/getting-started-section/getting-started/openapi-imports
Unfortunately I agree but there are a few that are different, for example have you tried Voiden ( https://voiden.md/) maybe? We opensourced a few weeks back.
Postman was great when it made APIs simple, but over time all the accounts, cloud sync, and extra features kind of slowed down the core workflow. And then a lot of clients just ended up copying that model instead of rethinking it.
On the optimistic side we are seeing some stuff that want to rethink this: tools like Voiden and Yaak with a few new approaches like Git-native workflows, reusable request pieces, more composable setups basically making API work feel more like actual dev work again.

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