Here’s my rule of thumb; if the “description language” is used to generate code, you don’t want it. I think that’s the general case.
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Please ignore this article, as the author clearly (“REST message aren’t standardized”) doesn’t understand REST. Thanks.
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Lesson; if you think your systems are beyond the reach of the Web (e.g. because it’s data that a search bot would never see), think again.
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“The more I read and think about it, the more convinced I become that ignoring what HTTP and REST offer leads to re-inventing the same functionality on another layer” Yes, indeed-y.
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“let’s hold off on designing new specifications until there’s a real problem to solve” +1!
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