REST and self-descriptiveness

The REST Architectural Style has this constraint called the Uniform Interface. The Uniform Interface Constraint itself decomposes into four constraints and one of those, the self-descriptive messages constraint, decomposes into at *least* three other constraints. The analysis of what system properties are evoked was done at the highest level - the Uniform Interface Constraint. So, what happens when you modify one of the sub-sub constraints? Who knows, as with all the constraints, you should probably *think* about it with "your eyes wide open"*....

if you don't see a movie below, open outside your reader:)

* an unfindable Roy quote