Re: Hydra compared with JSON API, other specifications

Hi Thomas,

Great document, both concise and clear for a techie audience. Thanks!

Colin

On 06/01/16 10:09, Thomas Hoppe wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> I compared Hydra to other approaches in general a bit here:
>
> http://vanthome.github.io/rest-api-essay-presentation/rest_apis.html#28
>
> BG, Thomas
>
> On 01/04/2016 01:14 PM, Paul Mackay wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I’m iterating on a couple of API projects and have been reviewing the
>> status of current API specification projects. JSON API
>> (http://www.cerebris.com/blog/2015/06/04/jsonapi-1-0/) reached v1.0
>> earlier this year and is more comprehensive than HAL (see
>> http://jsonapi.org/faq/). I suspect Hydra could be even more flexible
>> and comprehensive in terms of defining an API. However within the
>> JSON API community that spec is being promoted as an
>> anti-bikeshedding tool (avoid lots of debate about small issues) and
>> yet getting to 1.0 involved a lot of bikeshedding! 
>>
>> Has there been any comparisons between JSON API and Hydra, and what
>> is behind the design choices of Hydra? I suppose a similar FAQ for
>> Hydra along the lines of why it goes beyond other API framework
>> specifications would be great :) 
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Paul Mackay | 07761 050542 | www.folklabs.com <http://www.folklabs.com/>
>