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).
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




2014-03-18 10:18 GMT-03:00 Steven Adler <adler1@us.ibm.com>:

> 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?
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> Motto: "Do First, Think, Do it Again"
>
>
>  From: <Manuel.CARRASCO-BENITEZ@ec.europa.eu> To: Steven
> Adler/Somers/IBM@IBMUS, <Deirdre.Lee@deri.org> Cc: <mail@makxdekkers.com>,
> <newton@nic.br>, <public-dwbp-wg@w3.org> Date: 03/18/2014 08:21 AM
> Subject: RE: APIs to work with data on the web
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> +1
>
> -        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*<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: "Lee, Deirdre" <*Deirdre.Lee@deri.org* <Deirdre.Lee@deri.org>>  To: Newton
> Calegari <*newton@nic.br* <newton@nic.br>>, Makx Dekkers <
> *mail@makxdekkers.com* <mail@makxdekkers.com>>  Cc: "
> *public-dwbp-wg@w3.org* <public-dwbp-wg@w3.org>" <*public-dwbp-wg@w3.org*<public-dwbp-wg@w3.org>
> >  Date: 03/17/2014 11:19 AM  Subject: RE: APIs to work with data on the
> web
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> 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_Cases*<https://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Use_Cases>Please 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* <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*<mail@makxdekkers.com>>
> escreveu:
>
>
> For a different perspective on APIs, see this:
> *http://ruben.verborgh.org/blog/2013/11/29/the-lie-of-the-api/*<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* <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*<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*<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*<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
>
>
>


-- 
.  .  .  .. .  .
.        .   . ..
.     ..       .