What is POST and GET? How do you use them?

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And if you read the top of the thread, @Moors7 would not have had to repeat the whole thing again, since this is already answered in exactly this thread - hence the title

Or here, you find a long discussion why the technical decision to use POST for Particle.funcion() calls stands (and won't be changed - despite the OP's viewpoint)

Feature Request: Allow Functions to be Called with GET

We teach kids how to use the Spark to make Internet controlled robots. It’s a lot of fun, and they make great things! I have a feature request that would make it a lot easier for kids (and adults) to learn to use the Spark: allow functions to be called with GET as well as POST. A major principle of our teaching is to “get to the awesome” as soon as possible. Allowing functions to be called with GET would allow us to do this much quicker. The “Hello World” first example could be triggered with…