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HAL was created to be simple to use and easily applicable across different [[___domain (software engineering)|domains]] by avoiding the need to impose any requirements on how the project be structured. Maintaining this minimal impact approach, HAL has enabled developers to create general-purpose [[library (computing)|libraries]] which can be easily incorporated on any [[API]] that uses HAL.{{Citation needed|reason=RFC4627 does not mention HAL|date=October 2018}}

APIs that adopt HAL simplify the use of [[open-source software|open source]] libraries and make it possible to interact with the [[application programming interface|API]] using JSON or XML. The alternative would be having to develop a [[proprietary format]] which in turn forces developers to learn how to use yet another foreign format.<ref name="stateless">{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Mike|title=HAL - Hypertext Application Language A lean hypermedia type|url=httphttps://stateless.cogroup/hal_specification.html|accessdate=23 July 2014|date=2011-06-13}}</ref>

== Convention ==