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Re:The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing by paulsmith on Monday October 12, 2009 @10:37PM (#878176)
He says he regrets the inclusion of the double-slash "//" after "http:", chalking it up as a programming convention at the time.

What was that convention, and where and why was it used, anyone know?

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Re:The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing by kvs on Monday October 12, 2009 @10:59PM (#878210)
Paths: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_%28computing%29
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