· 3 days ago· Dev.to
Five URL Encoding Flaws That Can Disrupt Your Application's Functionality
Every web developer hits URL encoding bugs eventually. A redirect loop that only happens with certain usernames. A search feature that breaks when someone types C++. An API that returns garbage when the query contains emoji. These bugs are annoying because they fail silently — the URL looks fine in
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