By using a 3rd library you dont have to deal with encoding, cookies, redirections.... among other things. If you want simplicity but power and flexibility I strongly recommend you the nice_http gem https://github.com/MarioRuiz/nicehttp
By using a 3rd library you dont have to deal with encoding, cookies, redirections.... among other things. If you want simplicity but power and flexibility I strongly recommend you the nice_http gem https://github.com/MarioRuiz/nicehttp