Links are a Contract/API

[hcatlin]

http://blog.moovweb.com/2012/08/links/

[kevinpet]

Good XKCD on this topic. http://xkcd.com/869/

[cardiffspaceman]

I had occassion to visit the CBS network website to try to find out the topics of 60 minutes show. I got mobile jailed and they tried to have me download a mobile app. So I didn't watch 60 minutes

[kefs]

So.. in case you haven't noticed..

This post is a clever little advertisement disguised as a blogpost/story. The submitter and author are the same person, selling services for moovweb, which solves the issue characterized in the advert.

[SeanDav]

You can't claim that links are a contract. At best maintaining links is a courtesy and one you should not rely on.

Having said that I can see why this is annoying and a clear thinking business should allow manual override.

[lukifer → SeanDav]

The word "contract" is just a metaphor. Your customer is going to treat a broken link as a broken promise, whether or not you actually made one.

[redcircle]

Mobile browsers can help matters by letting you override the user agent (e.g., with a desktop user agent), to stop sites from redirecting you to their horrible mobile versions.

[cardiffspaceman]

I wish the airline had been mentioned. I don't think leaving their name out will ensure that the site is improved.

Also it is ironic that we are discussing this on Hacker News.

[kefs → cardiffspaceman]

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