#urls (21 links)
- Whoops and hashbangs « James Pearce tripleodeon.com
Interesting. Not so much for the hash-bangs, but more for the bit that goes: "This is the crux. We might all be using web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS and the like), but in radically different architectural configurations, and best practices for some may not be good rules for others. What this touches on might be the primary root cause of the hashbang debate (if not also others): the web is being used in challenging and unexpected ways and we’re finding it hard to re-examine practices and principles that were intended for a different age."
- Adactio: Journal—Going Postel adactio.com
The most brittle part of the [front-end] stack is JavaScript [...]<br /> That’s why I’m so surprised that any front-end engineer would knowingly choose to swap out a solid declarative foundation like HTML for a more brittle scripting language.
- isolani - Javascript: Breaking the Web with hash-bangs isolani.co.uk
Head -> desk. "Gawker/Lifehacker have violated the principle of progressive enhancement, and they paid for it immediately with an extended outage on day one of their new site launch. Every JavaScript hiccup will cause an outage, and directly affect Gawker’s revenue stream and the trust of their audience."
- URL Design — Warpspire warpspire.com
Excellent notes on URL design.
- How to make WordPress URLs root relative | 456 Berea Street 456bereastreet.com
"The following simple function in [...] functions.php file [strips] the protocol and domain name from URL strings"...
- Hidden Features of HTML - Stack Overflow stackoverflow.com
"Using a protocol-independent absolute path: <img src="//domain.com/img/logo.png"/>" Mmm, handy.
- YouTube API Blog: Upcoming Change to YouTube Video Page URLs apiblog.youtube.com
The ? character in the URL will be replaced with #! characters. Not all users will be directed to the new URLs, and the change will be implemented gradually over time. This change is part of a larger AJAX rewrite of the YouTube web site. The old-format URLs will continue working indefinitely when used for browser navigation, so if your web site has existing links to YouTube video pages, you don't need to worry about them breaking.
- WordPress › Top Level Categories « WordPress Plugins wordpress.org
Allows you to remove the prefix before the URL to your category page.
- Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Optimize your crawling & indexing googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com
Some handy tips, not all 100% obvious. Like the phrase "infinite crawl space".
A URL shortening app for Django.
- Build Your Own URL Shortening Service - ronny.haryan.to ronny.haryan.to
[Matt Cutts] generally uses descriptive titles for blog posts but his URLs are short, neatly written and use only relevant keywords.
- Coding Horror: The Great Dub-Dub-Dub Debate codinghorror.com
If however, you start off by thinking about web pages, site maps, left hand navigations and visual design you will very quickly photoshop yourself into a corner. You will find it difficult to create a web of data.