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		gnaritas on Jan 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We have broken HTTP Because input fields aren't necessarily input, they can be query parameters as well. A GET form is a query builder.

djur on Jan 12, 2015 [–]

There was a time when GET forms were pretty common for search interfaces. It still works fine, but I think the sentiment against 'ugly' URLs mostly wiped them out.

olavk on Jan 13, 2015 | [–]

Aren't GET forms still the default choice for search engines like Google? Otherwise you couldn't bookmark a search.

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