I agree that URLs are not a good choice for storing large amounts of data. They work well for page state, such as filters and search queries. The data itself is better stored in localStorage or IndexedDB. The article is about sharing data through a URL, not about using the URL as primary storage.
URLs can quietly become databases with terrible ergonomics.
I agree that URLs are not a good choice for storing large amounts of data. They work well for page state, such as filters and search queries. The data itself is better stored in localStorage or IndexedDB. The article is about sharing data through a URL, not about using the URL as primary storage.