On the Design of the URL
Speaker: Steven Pemberton – Amsterdam, NetherlandsTopic(s): Web, Mobile and Multimedia Technologies
Abstract
Notations can affect the way we think, and how we operate: consider as a simple example the difference between Roman Numerals and Arabic Numberals: Arabic Numerals allow us not only to more easily represent numbers, but also simplify calculations and manipulation of numbers.
One of the innovations of the World Wide Web was the URL. In the last 30 years, URLs have become a ubiquitous element of everyday life, so present that we scarcely even grant them a second thought. And yet they are a designed artefact: there is nothing natural about their structure -- each part is there as part of a design.
This talk will look at the design issues behind the URL, what a URL is meant to represent, how it relates to the resources it identifies, and its relationship with representational state transfer (REST) and the protocols that REST is predicated on, and finally, with hindsight, to what extent the design could have been improved.
About this Lecture
Number of Slides: 60Duration: 45 minutes
Languages Available: Dutch, English
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