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[-] TomasEkeli@programming.dev 19 points 3 weeks ago

Then just return a 500 - Server error. Nice and obscure.

The ability to separate "something wrong with what you sent" (4XX) and "something wrong on the server" (5XX) is very valuable in itself.

[-] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yep

[-] mercano@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

1xx - We’re still working on it

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

And then there's 418

[-] TomasEkeli@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

good old 418, always appears when you really want a cup of coffee

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

The number of times I've gotten 5xx codes for bad requests is annoyingly high.

[-] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Fair. But they still fucked up so at least that's on them

I guess it's like a retail worker apologising excessively because of trauma.

[-] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Respond to everything as a teapot

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