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| From | Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Disappearing API docs |
| Date | 2016-08-02 14:26 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <nnqojv$ige$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 8/2/2016 2:07 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 22:33:08 -0400, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/24/2016 12:45 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:29:02 -0400, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
>>> wrote:
>>>> #People typing in URL's manually are supposed to know that
>>>> #while protocol and hostnames are not case sensitive then
>>>> #the other parts of URL's may be.
>>>
>>> Are they? When do most people get told this?
>>
>> Those people can either do it the easy way and read about it
>> or the hard way and notice that sometimes it does not work
>> and figure out why.
>
> Or get confused.
>
> Again, when do most people get told or find out? Just us
> technical people knowing is not really enough.
What percentage of Web page visits do you imagine begin with
the visitor typing a URL? As opposed to, say, clicking on a link
or a bookmark or an "Add to Cart" button, or copying and pasting?
For myself, I type in my browser's Search box often, in its
address bar almost never. YMmV.
--
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid
"Don't be afraid of work. Make work afraid of you." -- TLM
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Re: Disappearing API docs Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-07-22 15:24 -0700
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Re: Disappearing API docs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-22 19:29 -0400
Re: Disappearing API docs Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-07-23 21:45 -0700
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Re: Disappearing API docs Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-08-02 15:53 -0700
Re: Disappearing API docs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-08-03 21:55 -0400
Re: Disappearing API docs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-19 20:43 -0400
Re: Disappearing API docs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-19 20:40 -0400
Re: Disappearing API docs Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-07-20 11:45 +0000
Re: Disappearing API docs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-20 08:47 -0400
Re: Disappearing API docs Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-07-20 18:44 +0000
Re: Disappearing API docs Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-19 20:24 -0400
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