Jens Oliver Meiert

WDR #4: Having Conversations in HTTP

Published on Jan 12, 2010 (updated Jun 10, 2024), filed under . (Share this on Mastodon or Bluesky?)

This and many other posts are also available as a pretty, well-behaved ebook: On Web Development.

The Web Dev Report, issue #4.

The Web Dev Report: Having Conversations in HTTP.
Transcript.
Guy 1:
200. [Okay …]
Guy 2:
204. [That’s … no content.]
Guy 1:
402. [Well, payment required.]
Guy 2:
406. [That’s not acceptable.]
Guy 1:
409. [I sense some conflict.]
Guy 2:
410. [Then I’m … gone.]
Guy 1:
…

(Based on a real story.)

About Me

Jens Oliver Meiert, on November 9, 2024.

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a web developer, manager, and author. I’ve been working as a technical lead and engineering manager for companies you’ve never heard of and companies you use every day, I’m an occasional contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG), and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.

I love trying things, not only in web development and engineering management, but also in other areas like philosophy. Here on meiert.com I share some of my experiences and views. (I value you being critical, interpreting charitably, and giving feedback.)