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		notRobot on Nov 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I created a URL shortener that can be ent... All redirection is client-side. Even 301s are just instructions for the client to open another page, which they are free to ignore.

oneeyedpigeon on Nov 16, 2020 [–]

Sometimes you have to mentally translate "client-side" into "JavaScript", then whatever you're reading makes more sense.

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