• 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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    It’s similar to how I now often avoid throwing errors in my code, and instead return a ‘results’ object that could potentially have an error or a success. It often forces you to test and think about the non happy path more thoroughly.