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They've removed `www.` from website url's in the address bar. Actually knowing if I'm on the www subdomain can be very useful, especially as a web developer che
by cris-ward 8y ago
They've removed `www.` from website url's in the address bar. Actually knowing if I'm on the www subdomain can be very useful, especially as a web developer checking if domains have been setup correctly.
Reminds me of when windows started to hide file extensions by default.
- lathiat 8y agoergh
- liamkinne 8y agoMaybe useful for you, but really not needed for 99% of users.
- ktpsns 8y agoThis design decision can in practice create trouble with "mis"configured domains where www.example.com is in fact not the same as example.com. This is especially popular in traditional university domains where "university.xyz" does not resolve to a host but only "{www,mail,ftp,...}.university.xyz" does.
- cris-ward 8y agoLooks like other people agree. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17927972 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17927972