As part of my ongoing goal of promoting web standards, here's today's tip:
Use the HTTP status code 410 to indicate when web resources have been permanently removed.
I stumbled across a tip by W3C recommending its use. Mark Pilgrim has written a longer article which includes how to implement it in Apache.
I’m a technology nerd, husband and father of four, living in beautiful Sydney, Australia.
My passion is building software products that make the world a better place. For the last 15 years, I’ve led product teams at Atlassian to create collaboration tools.
I'm also a startup advisor and investor, with an interest in advancing the Australian space industry. You can read more about my work on my LinkedIn profile.
To contact me, please send an email or reply on Twitter.