Don't get me wrong, I LOVE how HTML5/JS/CSS is now a full application environment. We desperately needed networked applications, but now we have them. It is a great way of creating an interface for users.
But we still need application protocols to allow our apps to communicate with each other, and protocols for such have withered as of late. There are a few patterns most APIs need to re-implement:
- Authentication for actions on behalf of users (user XYZ, who I represent, says this..)
- Rich content format
- Content posting (send a link to somebody)
- Simple feedback (like/follow/upvote/downvote)
For these common inter-application actions, HTTP+HTML falls short.
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVE how HTML5/JS/CSS is now a full application environment. We desperately needed networked applications, but now we have them. It is a great way of creating an interface for users.
But we still need application protocols to allow our apps to communicate with each other, and protocols for such have withered as of late. There are a few patterns most APIs need to re-implement:
- Authentication for actions on behalf of users (user XYZ, who I represent, says this..)
- Rich content format
- Content posting (send a link to somebody)
- Simple feedback (like/follow/upvote/downvote)
For these common inter-application actions, HTTP+HTML falls short.