Re:I've been abusing HTTP Status Codes in my APIs for years
by stackbutterflow on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @10:07AM
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Reading this discussion on hn and stackoverflow, I feel sometimes software development is more philosophy than engineering.
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Re:I've been abusing HTTP Status Codes in my APIs for years
by NateEag on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @10:35AM
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Yes, software dev absolutely is closer to philosophy than engineering.
There is such a thing as software engineering, but that isn't what most of us do (nor is it what we should be doing, IMO).
NASA needs software engineers. Low-level critical systems need them, so the G-MAFIA has a few.
For most business purposes, though, the iterative exploratory "let's get a UI out there and see how it works" is exactly what we need.
It's a useful, cost-effective strategy when lives aren't on the line, and it isn't engineering.
(My current job title is "Software Alchemist")
Re:I've been abusing HTTP Status Codes in my APIs for years
by dncornholio on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @11:06AM
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Only if you let it. Developers tend to overthin things. Be careful on where you spend you energy on.
Because honestly the answer is, as long as you are consistent, it really doesn't matter if you use status codes or not.