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> Do you really feel that the old URIs cannot be kept running? If so, you chose them very badly. Think of your new ones so that you will be able to keep then ru
by kixiQu 5y ago
> Do you really feel that the old URIs cannot be kept running? If so, you chose them very badly. Think of your new ones so that you will be able to keep then running after the next redesign.
"Never do anything until you're willing to commit to it forever" is not a philosophy I'm willing to embrace for my own stuff, thanks. Bizarre how blithely people toss this out there. Follow the logic further: don't rent a domain name until you have enough money in a trust to pay for its renewals in perpetuity!
> Think of the URI space as an abstract space, perfectly organized. Then, make a mapping onto whatever reality you actually use to implement it. Then, tell your server. You can even write bits of your server to make it just right.
Oh, well if it's capable of implementing something abstract, I'm sure that means there will never be any problems. (See: the history of taxonomy and library science)
- judge2020 5y agoGoing a little in the opposite direction is the best compromise: keep the information that was available via the old url accessible via the old url in perpetuity (or for the duration of the website). Even a redirect is better than destroying URLs that have been linked to elsewhere for years.
- kixiQu 5y agoRight -- so now I can never use that URL for something else!
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- wisty 5y agoThat was my thought too. It's nice to try making an MYP without any nasty technical debt, but only if it's a hobby and you can pay your bills without needing to ever launch.
- mro_name 5y agoyou exaggerate by far. "After the next redesign" becomes "foerever" and why not risk appearing uncool in case?