- From: Rushforth, Peter <Peter.Rushforth@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:36:09 +0000
- To: David Lee <David.Lee@marklogic.com>, "public-xmlhypermedia@w3.org" <public-xmlhypermedia@w3.org>
Hi David, > Stepping back a few thousand feet. > I admit I am getting more, rather then less, confused about > HyperMedia. > Are there any example apps or "Existing Works" which > demonstrate the usefulness, feasibility etc of HyperMedia as > proposed in this group ? > I am trying to get a handle on exactly what it is and still > coming up short. > e.g. some questions. > > Does it require HTTP ? No, but http is custom built for hypermedia. FWIW, I personally can't conceive a "REST" system that was not HTTP based, but it is claimed that such can exist. > What kind of application would be written using it ? Atom Publishing Protocol is a good example. > Does it require a different content-type ? Accept and Content-Type are fundamental cornerstones of the http implementation of hypermedia systems. > Is it related to or compete with something like XForms ? No, but XForms might be useful in implemementing it, with some fixes probably. Others on the list are yet more expert than me on this topic. Peter
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