WDR #4: Having Conversations in HTTP

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

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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.)

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