- From: David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:18:39 -0400
- To: public-rdf-dev@w3.org
> On 18/04/2024 13:24, Rui Zhao wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are using Turtle as a data format for our development, and uses RDF
>> Lists on it. However, we see some weird behaviours over the tools we use.
>>
>> In short, can I have a *Named* RDF List (Collection)?
Although it is legal RDF to do what you describe (as Andy explained),
I would personally advise against it:
- Some tools and libraries will not like it (as you discovered);
- RDF users will not expect it and may be confused by it;
- If RDF eventually gains better support for arrays, it will not
be compatible or map cleanly to the new mechanism. The lack of
good support for arrays is a known weakness in RDF that I hope
we can address someday.
Thanks,
David Booth
Received on Thursday, 18 April 2024 17:18:44 UTC