Level: Intermediate (some prior knowledge necessary)
Length: Standard Session (45-60 minutes)

Description:
HAL is a lightweight yet useful hypermedia format. We'll talk about how we're using it at PhoneBurner, the constrains we've put on it, and the patterns that we're using to implement APIs both server and client side. We'll also cover the powerful cache pattern that allows client side request optimization to be handled server side. If you're looking for practical examples of how to implement and benifit from hypermedia when developing the internal APIs that power your own client side applications, this is the talk for you.