The video tutorial explains how to perform operations on resources in web applications, focusing on the concept of HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State). It demonstrates how to implement HATEOAS using Spring Boot, allowing resources to be returned with links for additional actions. The tutorial covers adding links to resources, ensuring that changes in URLs do not affect the application, and testing the implementation. The goal is to make RESTful web services more user-friendly by providing consumers with easy access to related resources.

What is the purpose of sending a GET request to a specific user in a web application?

Explain the concept of HATEOAS and its significance in web applications.

Describe the process of adding links to a resource in a Spring Boot application.

How does the Controller Link Builder facilitate the creation of links in a Spring Boot application?

What changes need to be made to return a resource instead of just user data?

What is the significance of the 'links' section in the response of a web service?

How can the end objective of RESTful web services be aligned with the implementation of HATEOAS?