I just wanted an HTTP client. I asked my Twitter community which HTTP client to use. Certainly not HTTParty, because cool people don’t use HTTParty anymore. One takes these risks when one falls out of the loop with the latest and greatest tools. “Use Faraday”, they said. “It’s the best”, they said. Everything went fine until I needed to follow a redirect. What happened from that point forward could form the basis of a solid one-act play. I’ll spare you the horror and send you di...
