Ask HN: How were your experiences using HAL APIs?

Hey HN, The HAL specification for APIs is something I've only learned of recently, having been introduced to it through a project I'm working on.

I just wanted to gauge the experiences of others and find out when and why you would choose to use it. I'm a front-ender who would be consuming an API written in this way.

* What were the biggest benefits for using HAL? * Did you face any difficulties or inconvenience? * Did you use HAL in response to a problem you were faced with? What was it? * Was the trade-off of benefits and problems worth the investment?

Some info for others like myself who are new to HAL.

* HAL Specification: http://stateless.co/hal_specification.html * HAL Primer: http://phlyrestfully.readthedocs.org/en/latest/halprimer.html

Thanks for your time.