Re: Pondering RDF Path

> 
> I really like the idea of an RDF path syntax, because I think that it
> might enable the huge community of XSLT users to get to grips with RDF
> quickly without dealing with the syntax, and using the XML tools they
> are used to. Not being able to use XML transformation tools with RDF
> is a big issue for the speed of adoption of RDF. Norm Walsh has been
> working on similar lines with RDFTwig:
> 
> http://rdftwig.sourceforge.net/
> 
> though without using an Xpath syntax.

FWIW, we approached the design of Versa squarely from the XPath corner.  After 
a *lot* of experimentation we decided that a strict XPath syntax would not 
quite  do.

I still think that Versa has a lot in common with XPath conceptually , except 
that it's richer because of its dynamic expresson support.


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