[uf-rest] Instance/Collection URL conventions

[David Heinemeier Hansson]

> With presumably one of these as the default (no suffix)  
> representation.
> The idea is to:
> * extend REST to allow multiple server-side representations

I wonder how many are actually going to implement different possible  
representations. Like @dl and @ol.

> * focus on structure ("form") not actions ("edit")

You could easily have multiple forms for different kinds of actions.  
I could have edit and extended_edit, which were both showing a form.

Also, I don't really like the aesthetics of /@form for a public- 
facing link. What do we gain with the addition of @?

> * avoid the need to tweak data templates; use CSS to format the  
> result instead

This is one of my prime concerns about this whole thing. I doubt that  
this will be possible in all cases. Or perhaps even enough cases to  
make it generally feasible. CSS can do a lot, but it can't do all.  
Certain designs will still necessitate a certain structure.
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