Simple

Kingsley Idehen wrote:
> ... Also look at the HTTP protocol, it too is "Deceptively Simple".
> 
> "Deceptively Simple" works cos it scales. "Simply Simple" doesn't work 
> cos it doesn't scale.
> 
> What kind of "simple" do we seek re. JSON-LD ?

The above is a very good question, what /kind/ of simple do /we/ seek 
with JSON-LD?

I'm sure we're all familiar with notions that simpler is better, and 
famous quotes such as "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing 
more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

One could argue that the "simple" from JSON has been removed with 
JSON-LD, and that it is quite complex - I do understand why of course - 
but just how much could we remove? What's the bare minimum needed to 
cover 80%+ of the use cases?

Best,

Nathan

Received on Thursday, 28 July 2011 16:05:10 UTC