Re: APIs to work with data on the web

Laufer,

Yes I understand.

To be clear, I don't think that APIs are bad in principle. A SPARQL
endpoint API to search for stuff sounds like a good idea to me -- it's
something you can't do otherwise. I just happen to agree with Ruben
Verborgh that direct access on a known item (the one that you have the URI
for) should be by URI resolution (with content negotiation when
appropriate).

Makx.


2014-03-18 15:46 GMT+01:00 Laufer <laufer@globo.com>:

> Makx,
>
> What I am saying is that a SPARQL endpoint is an API.
>
> Laufer
>
>
> 2014-03-18 11:41 GMT-03:00 Makx Dekkers <mail@makxdekkers.com>:
>
>> Laufer,
>>
>> Your issue is really about Collection Description. Here is some possibly
>> useful material: http://www.dublincore.org/groups/collections/ and
>> http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september00/powell/09powell.html.
>>
>> The point is that if you want people to find a collection as an
>> identifiable entity, the collection owner needs to create a Resource with a
>> URI for the Collection. The description of that Collection can then point
>> to the members of the Collection. Otherwise, you might be able to do a
>> SPARQL query to get a set of results.
>>
>> Is that what you're asking for?
>>
>> Makx.
>>
>>
>> 2014-03-18 15:23 GMT+01:00 Laufer <laufer@globo.com>:
>>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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