The HTCPCP/1.0 Client That Turns April Fools into Actual Code
Staring at my desk this morning, I fired up David Peng's HTCPCP/1.0 client and half-expected my Keurig to start percolating. It's an absurdly perfect April Fools' build that actually implements a 26-year-old coffee protocol joke.
theAIcatchupApr 09, 20265 min read
⚡ Key Takeaways
David Peng built a spec-perfect HTCPCP/1.0 client in vanilla HTML/CSS/JS for DEV's April Fools Challenge.𝕏
RFC 2324, the original coffee protocol joke, still inspires devs 26 years later with real HTTP lessons.𝕏
No money to be made, but endless fun and potential IoT hacks—pure dev nostalgia.𝕏
The 60-Second TL;DR
David Peng built a spec-perfect HTCPCP/1.0 client in vanilla HTML/CSS/JS for DEV's April Fools Challenge.
RFC 2324, the original coffee protocol joke, still inspires devs 26 years later with real HTTP lessons.
No money to be made, but endless fun and potential IoT hacks—pure dev nostalgia.
