It does mention this in the section "“REST” Wins, Kinda…"
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Some pushed through to Level 3 by incorporating hypermedia controls in their responses, but nearly all these APIs still needed to publish documentation, indicating that the “Glory of REST” was not being achieved.
JSON taking over as the response format should have been a strong hint as well: JSON is obviously not a hypertext. You can impose hypermedia controls on top of it, but it isn’t natural.
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Personally, the section "The Crux of REST: The Uniform Interface & HATEOAS" says it all.
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It does mention this in the section "“REST” Wins, Kinda…"
""" Some pushed through to Level 3 by incorporating hypermedia controls in their responses, but nearly all these APIs still needed to publish documentation, indicating that the “Glory of REST” was not being achieved.
JSON taking over as the response format should have been a strong hint as well: JSON is obviously not a hypertext. You can impose hypermedia controls on top of it, but it isn’t natural. """
Personally, the section "The Crux of REST: The Uniform Interface & HATEOAS" says it all.