Re: linking from resource -> container ..

>> Navigation is on the web is moving (i.e. browsing) between domain data
>> resources. Along on the way we may want to interact to create new
>> resources. This interaction is done using other methods POST, PUT, etc,
>> via 'interaction' resources (which are discovered/linked inside the LD).
> 
> just as a clarification: there is no such thing as an "interaction
> resource". resources are identified by URI and are encountered by
> following links. the link itself has interaction semantics (such as "use
> POST when submitting form content to the action URI") based on the link
> relation type, and because of these semantics, the client knows what it is
> supposed to do (and what it is expecting to happen) when following that
> link.

I fully agree and concur with you on that. I think it is clear that I introduced these "informational" and "interaction" words for the purposes of clarification in this discussion ...

Roger

p.s. the informational resources are also the bookmark-able ones. 

> 
> for example, while the factory model of POSTing to a factory is a common
> how to handle resource creation, it is only one pattern how to use
> interactions to create new resources.
> http://dret.typepad.com/dretblog/2011/11/creating-resources-with-get-put.ht
> ml is another pattern. combining differently typed links (with their
> interaction semantics) into meaningful and robust application flows is one
> of the biggest challenges when it comes to designing RESTful services.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> dret.
>