Cool URIs Don't Change (1998)

(w3.org)

51 points | by Klaster_1 3 hours ago

5 comments

  • firasd 1 minute ago
    What this page doesn't mention is 301 or 302 redirects. I think SEO has made "URLs staying live" more of a normie concern than it was at the time. And WordPress etc ship with inbuilt redirects upon slug rename

    So to a large extent this has been mitigated and not using the suggestion here, which is to a priori create a permanent URL ontology upfront

    That said eventually neglect via reorgs or simply websites going offline still happens

  • zibw 8 minutes ago
    A classic. This keeps getting more credible as it ages. Now it's been at the same URI for 28 years.
  • mooreds 3 hours ago
    Great article, lots and lots of past discussion: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=cool+uris
  • jruohonen 1 hour ago
    It is not only about "coolness" but long-term preservation too; that was one of the main motives behind DOIs.