I think it really depends on what you are trying to achieve with your rest API. In a recent project the question came up if we should use a standard spec like JSON:API but then decided to go without it. We took some parts from the spec it but didn't go with the full implementation. In the end it's about how public your API is and how much you'd like to invest into documentation. I'm a fan of as few other gems as possible in my projects.
I think it really depends on what you are trying to achieve with your rest API. In a recent project the question came up if we should use a standard spec like JSON:API but then decided to go without it. We took some parts from the spec it but didn't go with the full implementation. In the end it's about how public your API is and how much you'd like to invest into documentation. I'm a fan of as few other gems as possible in my projects.
Makes sense.
Thank you for the insight, agree on the documentation part! This is definitely something I'll need to work on.