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URL Parameters vs Query Strings in Express.jsImagine you are visiting a massive library. If you walk up to the librarian and say, "I want the book with the ID 12345," you are identifying a specific, unique resource. The librarian knows exactly wMay 10 · 4 min readterminal-thoughts.hashnode.dev