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It’s the ultimate "if you know, you know" for programmers—a reminder that the people who built the backbone of our digital world still had a sense of humor.

Today, you can still find it hidden in the code of major websites: It’s the ultimate "if you know, you know"

The specific error is returned by a teapot when it is requested to brew coffee. According to the spec: It’s the ultimate "if you know

While many temporary jokes are deleted, the developer community fought to keep 418. In 2017, there was a movement to retire the code to make room for more "serious" status updates, but thousands of developers protested, arguing that the teapot code is a vital part of the internet’s "soul" and culture. but thousands of developers protested