Hi Filip, I have struggled with JSON-LD. I would be interested in looking at a refreshed proposal for YAML-LD to see how it fits with my use-cases. Happy to provide a second implementation in TypeScript to validate. Christoph On Mon, Feb 23, 2026, at 5:13 PM, Filip Kolarik wrote: > Dear JSON-LD Community and Working Group, > > Having some experience implementing JSON-LD processor and encountering issues that many users face, I wanted to share some thoughts on potential directions for a lightweight alternative. > > I see YAML-LD as a missed opportunity, not in syntax, but in design. A simpler variant of the JSON-LD context, let's say a subset of JSON-LD context expressivity, could enable straightforward, intuitive syntax, faster processing, and even better support for streaming. This would make it more approachable for developers and easier to use in constrained environments. > > Isomorphic mapping would also greatly help ensure contexts can be processed safely and efficiently. > > In practice, most use cases can function without features like scoped or inline contexts, reverse properties, nesting, etc. Simplifying in this way could drastically reduce implementation complexity and lower the learning curve for developers and users. > > Please don’t let this opportunity slip by. What is the current value of YAML-LD? Is it mainly syntactic sugar? I would be very interested to hear the community’s and working group’s perspective. > > Best regards, > Filip > https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipkolarik/
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