Re: APIs to work with data on the web

Thanks for the link. Will have a look.


2014-03-18 16:00 GMT+01:00 Laufer <laufer@globo.com>:

> Makx,
>
> Ruben Verborgh has a work, Linked data Fragments (
> http://linkeddatafragments.org/), where he proposes a kind of API to
> access collections of data in a more efficient way then direct SPARQL
> queries.
>
> Laufer
>
>
>
> 2014-03-18 11:53 GMT-03:00 Makx Dekkers <mail@makxdekkers.com>:
>
> 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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