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“ In case we needed more evidence that putting dynamic code between hyperlinks from one page to another, add this to the pile...” This sentence doesn’t seem to
by combat-banana 3y ago
“ In case we needed more evidence that putting dynamic code between hyperlinks from one page to another, add this to the pile...”
This sentence doesn’t seem to be complete. What did you mean?
- pdntspa 3y agoIt means that we should be linking directly to resources, not shortening URLs.
- ehnto 3y agoThe <a> tag supports displaying human readable text in place of the link, Twitter could have supported that and not counted the actual link. But we all know the real reason link shorteners get used by companies, tracking clicks for third parties so you can get sweet affiliate cash.
- zdragnar 3y agoThe original limitation was due to the fact that Twitter started as an SMS text blogging service. After they moved away from that, the character count limitation has never been a technical limitation.
- wkat4242 3y agoOn the other hand, shortening URLs are handy if they are used directly, and it also allows resources to be moved easily which is not really a bad thing either. We don't refer to websites by IP address either after all, DNS is pretty similar to a URL shortening service: It makes addresses easier to understand for humans and it allows for flexibility in changing the physical address whenever needed.
- combat-banana 3y ago“ In case we needed more evidence that putting dynamic code between hyperlinks from one page to another, add this to the pile...” If you add “is a bad idea” after another so that it reads: “ In case we needed more evidence that putting dynamic code between hyperlinks from one page to another is a bad idea, add this to the pile...” Otherwise the sentence isn’t saying anything as it is worded. Sorry if I am being mistaken here.
- montroser 3y agoYou are correct that that was the intent.