HTML-as-data-transport is the key to HATEOAS[1], which is what most distinguishes the web from other network application architectures[2]. Intercooler enables

HTML-as-data-transport is the key to HATEOAS[1], which is what most distinguishes the web from other network application architectures[2]. Intercooler enables a fundamentally different network architecture than RPC-via-JSON, that of the original web network architecture as described and advocated for by Roy Fielding. I know it is easy to dismiss intercooler, especially for those with a big commitment to the currently fashionable javascript technologies, but there is some good theory behind it. It is worth spending some time reading the blog and docs to understand the deeper aspects of the library. [1] - http://intercoolerjs.org/2016/05/08/hatoeas-is-for-humans.html http://intercoolerjs.org/2016/05/08/hatoeas-is-for-humans.ht... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HATEOAS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HATEOAS