Humans can't read URLs. How can we fix it? - HTTP 203

Why HN readers recommended it

Referenced in debates over Chrome hiding URLs as a compelling case for why full URLs are hard even for experts.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Chrome for Developers

Topic

url security and usability

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

7

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• A couple of Google Chrome devs talk about the issues surrounding the readability of urls and their security implications and possible solutions in an episode of their podcast[0]. I think they make a compelling argument for hiding most of the url in part to prevent …

• Reading URLs is actually really hard - even for experts. This video covers the problems well: [VIDEO] This is bad for web security, since the registerable domain is the part you have to trust, but it's surprisingly difficult to figure out that part. However I …

• Jake Archibald (a Googler) presents some decent points on this on the HTTP 203 podcast: [VIDEO] I still don't agree with the removal of URLs, but I do still recommend watching the entire video if you want to get more perspective on the issue (beyond …