WDR #4: Having Conversations in HTTP
Post from January 12, 2010 (↻ June 1, 2020), filed under Web Development.
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The Web Dev Report, issue #4.
- 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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