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Re:URLs are state containers by esafak on Monday November 03, 2025 @10:27AM (#45800096)
SO links require just the question ID; short enough to memorize.
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Re:URLs are state containers by nozzlegear on Monday November 03, 2025 @02:25PM (#45803270)
Sure, but the SO link was just an example. HN does it with any link, like this one which is 1000 characters long:

https://example.com/some/path?foo=bar&baz=bat&foo=bar&baz=ba...

If the website or app has a good UX for displaying/sharing URLs, the length doesn't really matter.

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