alt Hacker NewsIs it just a coincidence that the HTTP code for “not found” became the same as the code name for this city?
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Vincent_Yan404 • today at 6:58 PM
Yes，it's just a coincidence.
Is it just a coincidence that the HTTP code for “not found” became the same as the code name for this city?
Yes，it's just a coincidence.
I find it hard to imagine otherwise. HTTP codes are based on the server return code system used in FTP, first published in 1971, where each of the three digits had a specific role and the values simply counted up from 0-9 as different meanings were assigned. HTTP is a little looser about the syntax, but it's the same general idea. Given the scheme, something was going to be code 404.