Article: "Towards Next Generation URLs"

"Towards Next Generation URLs" is a new article by Thomas Powell, noted author of Web Design: The Complete Reference, and Port80's own COO Joe Lima.

You should check out their take on the bleak future of "dirty URLs" -- ones that are difficult to type, remember and preserve.

www.port80software.com/support/articles/nextgenerationurls

The article analyzes and provides:

• Common uses of URLs that frustrate users and developers alike
• Rationale for "clean URLs" to enhance security, usability and maintainability of Web sites and Web-based applications
• Straightforward tips and technologies to create cleaned URLs that are short, understandable and devoid of implementation details

Best,
Chris @ Port80 Received on Tue Apr 15 19:50:30 2003