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I just got an interview and I was asked different http status and what their meaning was.
Besides the typical ones , 200, 203, 300, 404, 500, I couldn't come up with anything because you can look this up and shouldn't remember it by heart. That would be a waste of mental capacity IMO. Or am I wrong? Is it expected to know these things as a web developer?
In general, don't try and remember specific numbers or strings. Understanding the general concept is what's important. For HTTP Status Codes, you want to understand:
You should definitely know 418.
And I do understand where they're coming from, if you've never heard of the use case for 307 you're not going to use it, while you should.
I think its good to know the basic meanings
100-200 informational
200-300 success
300-400 redirect
400-500 client error
500-600 server error
And obviously the ones you come across quite often like 204 no content. 201 succes + created resource. 400 bad request. And the ones you mentioned already.