Contd: Hydra compared with JSON API, other specifications

On 1/6/16 4:09 AM, 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

Thomas,

You characterization of the "Semantic Web" is inaccurate.

The killer application of the Semantic Web is basically what you see
manifesting via Schema.org adoption i.e., content that is comprehensible
to both humans and machines.

[1]
http://kidehen.blogspot.com/2015/09/what-happened-to-semantic-web.html
-- What Happend to the Semantic Web ?


Kingsley
>
> 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/>
>


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