Re: Modularization [Was - Re: LDP interfaces in Java (based on Jena and JAX-RS)]

hello kingsley.

On 2012-08-07 14:18 , "Kingsley Idehen" <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote:
>    A triple pattern (which isn't an RDF invention) is a powerful
>    vehicle for data representation. Nothing about that is platform
>    specific. The schema is fundamentally conceptual and grounded in
>    first-order logic.

i am amazed how on the one hand you say that RDF is not what you prefer,
but then you jump to the conclusion that a triple-based metamodel is
naturally the appropriate metamodel choice we should be making.
http://dret.typepad.com/dretblog/2009/08/data-models-metamodels-cosmologies
.html is where i tried to put all of that into context a while ago.
briefly said: there is no "best metamodel" or "right metamodel". many
applications happily live with tree-based or relational metamodels,
because these are a good fit for the models of the applications. in the
end, pretty much any model can be based on pretty much any metamodel, but
some of these combinations work better than others, and there is no single
best answer which one works best for a concrete problem. so what i am
wondering about is how you arrive at the conclusion that RDF is not such a
great metamodel, but a slight generalization of it is.

cheers,

dret.

Received on Tuesday, 7 August 2012 12:32:22 UTC