Yes. Like any application architecture, the Hypermedia Driven Application architecture has strengths and weaknesses. In the case you outline, a canvas-based a

Yes. Like any application architecture, the Hypermedia Driven Application architecture has strengths and weaknesses. In the case you outline, a canvas-based application, a hypermedia driven application is not going to be a good choice. However, that being said, it may be a good choice for parts of your application (e.g. the settings page.) Thankfully many SPA libraries are now embedable within an broader application, so you can use that approach when it fits best, and other, simpler approaches in other parts of your application.