Yes, you are old. I meet an unexpected number of young devs that: - Find hypermedia to be exotic. JSON web API is the only way that makes sense to them. - Sa

Yes, you are old. I meet an unexpected number of young devs that: - Find hypermedia to be exotic. JSON web API is the only way that makes sense to them. - Say they use the cloud to "save money". - Use third-party services for things as basic as authentication because "it's hard". - Encode security stuff in the frontend code. It's the cycle of life.