- From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:50:34 +0200
- To: public-solid <public-solid@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAKaEYhK8sUu-aA9qKFjxg7aXNmFSQyxZF3vSK-UA_=HYXpj4-A@mail.gmail.com>
Hi everyone, While working on some new Solid‑based apps, I've noticed we spend a fair bit of time reverse‑engineering each other's data. A small convention could make that easier: --- Proposal 1. Each new app should publish a short note describing its data model (a README section, SHACL shape, example, JSON Schema etc.). 2. Add a semantic‑version tag to that note: * 0.0.x experimental; feel free to break things * 0.1.0 aiming for interop; try not to break existing data * 1.0.0 stable; other apps can rely on it 3. After that, follow normal semver: bump MINOR for non‑breaking tweaks, MAJOR for breaking ones. --- Why bother? * Allows developers to get started in 20 minutes, and prototype quickly. * Makes pods understandable even if the original app is offline. * Lets other developers build integrations instead of work‑arounds. * Provides a clean upgrade path when fields eventually change. --- I think this keeps overhead low (just a few lines of text) while giving the community a shared signal about stability. Does this sound reasonable? Happy to adjust details or write it up more formally if there's interest. Best Melvin
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