Is there any reason not to use HTTP PUT and DELETE in a web application?

Question

Looking around, I can\'t name a single web application (not web service) that uses anything besides GET and POST requests. Is there a specific reason for this? Do some browsers

Answer 1

I've read that some browsers do not support other HTTP methods properly, though I can't name any specifics.

Rails, in particular, will pack your forms with a method parameter to explicitly set this even if the browser doesn't support those methods. That seems like a reasonable precaution if you're going to do this.