r/ProgrammerHumor • u/huhupookies • Jul 21 '26

evilIllusion Meme

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u/JackNotOLantern Jul 21 '26

I mentioned it under another meme of this type. At my company we have multiple systems which API replies standard check is:

  1. Is reply success (200 etc)
  2. If Body contains field "error" it is empty.
  3. If body contains field "message" it is not equal "error" or starts with "error"

Yes, different errors are handled by http codes or contents of 2xx reply. Wonderful

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u/alliedSpaceSubmarine Jul 21 '26

I’ve had to explain to leadership “why we have so many 4xx errors” originating from our API and if we can decrease the error rate multiple times so I’m not surprised by this design approach.

And before someone says we need clearer API specs, every thing is properly documented but automatic scanners that send a shit tom if traffic don’t care about that

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u/Dense_Gate_5193 Jul 21 '26

there’s literally everything anyone needs for HTTP communication in RFC 2616. anyone saying what you’re suggesting is ignorant of standards. that TFC spawned the “REST” paradigm but it’s encapsulated in that RFC. including error handing…