Re: APIs to work with data on the web

Tomas,

I understand completely your point.

But I disagree. To me, it is not refreshing to represent a query using an
URI. Think about all the groupings that you can make over a dataset or
datasets.

Best,
Laufer


2014-03-18 13:18 GMT-03:00 <Manuel.CARRASCO-BENITEZ@ec.europa.eu>:

>  Laufer,
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> Going back to basics, the four point could be crashed into two
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>  http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
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> a)      Use URIs to name and to point into things (resources)
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> b)      Provide useful information as links (metadata, origin, etc)
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> Note that one URI could have many variants: languages, formats, time
> (memento), etc. So
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> Get the "best" variant
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>   http://example.com/1122
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> Get the useful information
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>   http://example.com/1122?info
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> Get some specific variants
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>   http://example.com/1122.fr
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>   http://example.com/1122.xhtml
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>   http://example.com/1122.es.txt
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>   It is very refreshing to type an URI and get the "thing", even if
> sometimes one would prefer a forgetful  web J
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> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/1997JanMar/0053.html
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> As you can see, it is a subject with some pedigree.
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> Regards
>
> Tomas
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> *From:* Laufer [mailto:laufer@globo.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:24 PM
> *To:* Steven Adler
> *Cc:* CARRASCO BENITEZ Manuel (DGT); Deirdre.Lee@deri.org;
> mail@makxdekkers.com; Newton Calegari; DWBP WG
>
> *Subject:* Re: APIs to work with data on the web
>
>
>
> Steve, Manuel,
>
> I am not talking only about the Resources. Or, what are the things that
> are exposed as Resources.
>
> For example, in DBpedia there is a Resource for the album Houses of the
> Holy (http://dbpedia.org/page/Houses_of_the_Holy).
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> There is also a Resource for the record label Atlantic Records (
> http://dbpedia.org/page/Atlantic_Records), which is the record label from
> the album Houses of the Holy.
>
> What is the URI of all albums of the record label Atlantic Records?
>
> My question is: could it be one Best Practice, recommended by of DWBP WG,
> to provide a way of exposing the "Resource" All Albums of the Record Label
> Atlantic Records?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Laufer
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> 2014-03-18 10:18 GMT-03:00 Steven Adler <adler1@us.ibm.com>:
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> Thanks.  A few people have agreed with our position below, but some still
> like the idea of API's for accessing Data.  What is the process W3C uses to
> resolve these points of view and when it is resolved, does the conclusion
> get written into the Best Practices draft and/or do we also include the
> lineage of the conclusion - that is, we we present the pros and cons and
> reasons for the conclusion by also relating what we didn't recommend and
> why?
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>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> Motto: "Do First, Think, Do it Again"
>
>    From:
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> <Manuel.CARRASCO-BENITEZ@ec.europa.eu>
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> To:
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> Steven Adler/Somers/IBM@IBMUS, <Deirdre.Lee@deri.org>
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> Cc:
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> <mail@makxdekkers.com>, <newton@nic.br>, <public-dwbp-wg@w3.org>
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> Date:
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> 03/18/2014 08:21 AM
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> Subject:
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> RE: APIs to work with data on the web
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> +1
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> -        Resources should be addressable with a URI
> -        One should aim a common interface for humans and machine
>
> http://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Data_on_the_Web_URI_Best_Practices
>
> Regards
> Tomas
>
> *From:* Steven Adler [mailto:adler1@us.ibm.com <adler1@us.ibm.com>]
> * Sent:* Monday, March 17, 2014 4:34 PM
> * To:* Lee, Deirdre
> * Cc:* Makx Dekkers; Newton Calegari; public-dwbp-wg@w3.org
> * Subject:* RE: APIs to work with data on the web
>
> Excellent use case which begins to explore and spell out the advantages
> and trade-offs of using API's to access Open Data.  I would like to explore
> this topic in greater detail.  My own personal preference is data access by
> HTTP and URI, because it provides a common interface for humans and
> machines.  But are there performance implications?
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> Motto: "Do First, Think, Do it Again"
>
> From:
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> "Lee, Deirdre" <Deirdre.Lee@deri.org>
>
> To:
>
> Newton Calegari <newton@nic.br>, Makx Dekkers <mail@makxdekkers.com>
>
> Cc:
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> "public-dwbp-wg@w3.org" <public-dwbp-wg@w3.org>
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> Date:
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> 03/17/2014 11:19 AM
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> Subject:
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> RE: APIs to work with data on the web
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>
> Hi all,
>
> Very interesting article indeed and related to discussions we're currently
> having with developers as part of Open Data Ireland on how best to
> publish/use machine-readable data.
>
> I've added a use-case on it https://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Use_CasesPlease feel free to add points or pick up on nuances of the conversation
> that I missed. Perhaps we could break this into multiple use-cases to look
> at each of the aspects in more detail?
>
> Cheers,
> Deirdre
>
>
> * From:* Newton Calegari [mailto:newton@nic.br <newton@nic.br>]
> * Sent:* 17 March 2014 13:19
> * To:* Makx Dekkers
> * Cc:* public-dwbp-wg@w3.org
> * Subject:* Re: APIs to work with data on the web
>
> Hi Laufer, I didn't know the Socrata.
> Thanks for share the link, Makx. Very interesting text and point of view
> about APIs.
>
> BR,
>
> Newton
>
> Em 14/03/2014, à(s) 15:58, Makx Dekkers <mail@makxdekkers.com> escreveu:
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> For a different perspective on APIs, see this:
> http://ruben.verborgh.org/blog/2013/11/29/the-lie-of-the-api/
>
> Makx.
>
> * From:* Newton Calegari [mailto:newton@nic.br <newton@nic.br>]
> * Sent:* Thursday, March 13, 2014 6:03 PM
> * To:* public-dwbp-wg@w3.org
> * Subject:* APIs to work with data on the web
>
> Hi all,
>
>          Last week, Yaso and I were talking about APIs and how they are
> important in all aspects of data on the web. APIs are one of the simplest
> ways to access and to distribute data across the web, and we think that is
> an important subject to be discussed on the WG.
>          To talk about APIs, we obviously need to discuss about URI and
> descriptors. Carrasco written the first document [1<http://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Data_on_the_Web_URI_Best_Practices>]
> about it, besides there are a few messages discussing it.
>          Moreover, I want to share some links I consider relevant and
> useful to discuss about this topic.
>          Joshua Bloch, a software engineer and former *Googler*,
> published an article on InfoQ [2<http://www.infoq.com/articles/API-Design-Joshua-Bloch?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer36801&utm_medium=twitter#.UvbdCPy0BT0.delicious>]
> site and made a presentation called "How to Design a Good API & Why it
> Matters" [3 <http://www.infoq.com/presentations/effective-api-design>]
> (other Jushua's presentation about the same subject, but the video is
> hosted on YouTube [4 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAb7hSCtvGw>]).
> These links are very interesting and I recommend to all of you, even who is
> already expert in API design.
>
> [1] Data on the Web URI Best Practices:
> http://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Data_on_the_Web_URI_Best_Practices
> [2] Joshua Bloch: Bumper-Sticker API Design:
> http://www.infoq.com/articles/API-Design-Joshua-Bloch?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer36801&utm_medium=twitter#.UvbdCPy0BT0.delicious
> [3] How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters:
> http://www.infoq.com/presentations/effective-api-design
> [4] How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters (YouTube version):
> https://www.youtube..com/watch?v=aAb7hSCtvGw<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAb7hSCtvGw>
>
> Best Regards,
> Newton
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