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I hate API like this (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by callmepk@lemmy.world to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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This is Microsoft.
He returns Webhook success with a code 200 and plaintext 1.
He returns Webhook failure with a code 200 and a string tells its endpoint returned error 400.
the string didn't tell what exactly the error.
Don’t be like Microsoft.

EDIT: Got a few details wrong since this happens a few months ago and this meme used to be on r/ProgrammerHumor. Also the proof:

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[–] vfsh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microsoft docs in general are the worst. Can't tell you how many fucking dead links and straight up incorrect information I've come across on their official help articles

[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Or deprecated documentation that has no indicator whatsoever that it's out of date