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URL path camelCase vs underscore vs dash etc.

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Description

It would be great if the standards document expressed a clear opinion on how multiple words should be concatenated in URL path segments.

For example:

https://api.contoso.com/v1.0/pullRequests
https://api.contoso.com/v1.0/pull-requests
https://api.contoso.com/v1.0/pull_requests
https://api.contoso.com/v1.0/pullrequests

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Read the standards document and the existing discussion first, then compare the four URL path examples in the issue. Determine whether the project has an established convention and document a clear recommendation for concatenating multiple words in path segments. Done means the standards document states one unambiguous convention with suitable examples.

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Assessment

Domain
api, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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