HAL, Siren, Collection+JSON

[xogeny]

The document doesn't provide any rationale for why ION is needed given the existence of HAL, Siren and Collection+JSON. I think it is important, when proposing such a new format, to provide such a rationale.

[lhazlewood]

Thanks for the issue - I agree! We definitely have what we believe are well-founded reasons - we'll communicate them for sure. I'm not sure it belongs in the actual RFC/spec, but it should be communicated clearly (Readme, project site home page when it is up, etc).

[honzajavorek]

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[eliasargandara]

What are the well-founded reasons? And what are the benefits of Ion vs the other hypermedia formats?