Re: RDF 1.1 Primer

On 12/18/13 11:03 AM, Pierre-Antoine Champin wrote:
> Hi Kingsley,
>
> as the primer mentions URIs before introducing the Turtle syntax,
> it would be odd to later "hide" the prefixes and thus cut the link 
> between pnames and URIs.
> My guess is that it would confuse people more than help them.

URIs and prefixes are distinct things. The conflation (as per usual) is 
the source of confusion.

RDF works without prefixes.

RDF based Linked Data works without prefixes.

URIs work without prefixes.

Prefixes make everything confusing to the newcomer.

We are trading aesthetic style for concept comprehension when we stuff 
prefixes into introductory examples. It's a premature optimization, in a 
nutshell.

Kingsley
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>   pa
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> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:07 AM, Kingsley Idehen 
> <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
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>     On 12/17/13 6:09 PM, Guus Schreiber wrote:
>
>         Andy,
>
>         Just to let you know that we adopted your suggestion for an
>         open issue in the
>         Primer, namely to use the SPARQL style PREFIX/... notation in
>         the examples.
>         See the published version
>
>         Our rationale: people who prefer @prefix will probably not
>         read the Primer.
>
>         Of course open for debate if people feel it should be different.
>
>         Guus
>
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>     Guus,
>
>     As per a comment I made a while back (re. Turtle example 3),
>     what's wrong with dropping prefixes from the examples all together?
>
>     Please understand, these examples aren't for us (as I've already
>     stated), they are for the folks that have historically found RDF
>     confusing or too complex.
>
>     If you drop prefixes, you lose some aesthetics while gaining a
>     broader audience. When prefixes aren't in play, the very essence
>     of RDF based Linked Data manifests right before the reader, as she
>     or he progresses through the material.
>
>     Note: I am commenting based on actual experience teaching Turtle
>     to a variety of student profiles (RDF doubters and/or neophytes)
>     without prefixes. It actually works very well.
>
>     -- 
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