Is it okay to return the "wrong" HTTP status code in order to show a more user-friendly error page?
Channel: Roel Van de Paar
Date: 2022-08-25

Software Engineering: Is it okay to return the "wrong" HTTP status code in order to show a more user-friendly error page?

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