Thinking Hypermedia Quote by Leonard Richardson
““thinking of API design as resource design is a very effective way to avoid thinking about hypermedia.””
About This Quote
Source Book: RESTful Web APIs, 2013
Treating APIs as resources simplifies design but ignores hypermedia’s richer interactions.
In simple terms: Resource focus limits flexibility.
Balance resource design with hypermedia.
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When to use this quote
- building web services
- design workshops
- API documentation
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- When is hypermedia essential?
- How to integrate both approaches?
May restrict future extensibility.