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Not really. In both cases it's not desirable for the URLs to change in case a client/other website is linking to it. Versioning is just adding more URLs in the
by zimbatm 13y ago
Not really. In both cases it's not desirable for the URLs to change in case a client/other website is linking to it. Versioning is just adding more URLs in the same namespace.
- martindale 13y agoThere's a great essay by Timothy Berners-Lee on changing URLs: http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html
- barrkel 13y agoURLs are not the only component of web APIs.
- MattBearman 13y agoUnless I'm misunderstanding you, URLs do not have to change to break a scraper. If the HTML of the site is significantly changed (ie: redesigned) it will likely break any scrapers using it, without having to change any URLs.