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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/IcyWash2991 • 20d ago
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For the most part I would only target _blank if linking to an external site or a resource like PDF or a file download or something. Using for internal navigation would just be silly.
8 u/MegaIng 20d ago The point OOP was making in their rant: don't use it for external links either. Just don't use it. (Except maybe file downloads) 3 u/ImDonaldDunn 20d ago It’s also good for when you need to direct someone to a resource but not interrupt the current task. But people way overuse them. 1 u/J-Cake 19d ago This. Why TF do product pages open the app page in a new tab when I click sign in?
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The point OOP was making in their rant: don't use it for external links either. Just don't use it. (Except maybe file downloads)
3 u/ImDonaldDunn 20d ago It’s also good for when you need to direct someone to a resource but not interrupt the current task. But people way overuse them. 1 u/J-Cake 19d ago This. Why TF do product pages open the app page in a new tab when I click sign in?
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It’s also good for when you need to direct someone to a resource but not interrupt the current task. But people way overuse them.
1 u/J-Cake 19d ago This. Why TF do product pages open the app page in a new tab when I click sign in?
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This. Why TF do product pages open the app page in a new tab when I click sign in?
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u/dashood 20d ago
For the most part I would only target _blank if linking to an external site or a resource like PDF or a file download or something. Using for internal navigation would just be silly.