API for HTTP Cats
- 11 months
Has anybody else noticed that in practice, shit tons of stuff uses a subtly wrong code?
- Lena@gregtech.euEnglish11 months
Yeah, I always make sure to use the relevant code in my projects. I’ve been using 422 a lot for missing data.
Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
11 monthsLike every crappy REST API that gives a 200 with an error message in it.
- 11 months
418 comes from an April fools’ joke published as RFC7168.
I’ve used it for debugging before because it stands out and is generally suported.
- 11 months
I once returned it in a home assignment in case true == false and added a comment that it’s cosmic radiation induced bit flip detection.
I got the job.
- 11 months
As per RFC, when an internet-connected teapot is asked to brew coffee.
- xia@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish11 months
That thumbnail image reminds me of hovercat: https://youtu.be/p1u-R4RVL70
- Lena@gregtech.euEnglish11 months
This is great, DEFCON talks are always amazing :D
The one about email is also great.
- 11 months
It’s a fun look at a dry topic. It gives some really interesting insights too. All good things :)
DEFCON in general is an outstanding conference.
- shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish11 months
Is the API new? LOL, never seen that and now I need a project for an excuse to implement it.





