Rails new vs create
rest, ruby-on-rails
Solution
Within Rails' implementation of REST new and create are treated differently.
An HTTP GET to `/resources/new` is intended to render a form suitable for creating a new resource, which it does by calling the new action within the controller, which creates a new unsaved record and renders the form.
An HTTP POST to `/resources` takes the record created as part of the new action and passes it to the create action within the controller, which then attempts to save it to the database.
Problem
Why is there a need to define a new method in RESTful controller, follow it up with a create method? Google search didn't provide me the answer I was looking for. I understand the difference, but need to know why they are used the way they are.