- From: Janne Saarela <janne.saarela@profium.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:00:05 +0200
- To: www-rdf-interest <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
Hi all I gave a quick 2 minute suggestion at SWIG about revisiting the RDF API space. Let me repeat my talk here for those of you who were not present: History By the time RDF M&S became ready in 1999, Stanford API was created and it picked the org.w3c.rdf package for its Java interfaces. DOM and SAX has proven useful in harmonizing the lower level access to XML data model - something that was quickly recognized as a worthwhile effort after SGML era of proprietary interfaces. Today Multiple RDF parsers expose the RDF data model in various programming languages using their own APIs. We now have the updated RDF specifications which require revisiting of at least Java interfaces. I think market would benefit from a synchronized effort of keeping other object oriented (c++, python, others?) RDF parsers similar to eventual Java upgrades. Suggestions 1. jrdf effort would be a good effort to continue to create developer consensus. However, this would only make Java developers happy. 2. development of IDL type of descriptions from which multiple language bindings can be derived. This would be a DOM type of exercise for RDF. Next steps I am hoping to hear your opinions to see if there's enough interest to push the APIs up to date. Janne -- Janne Saarela <janne.saarela@profium.com> Profium, Lars Sonckin kaari 12, 02600 Espoo, Finland Tel. +358 (0)9 855 98 000 Fax. +358 (0)9 855 98 002 Mob. +358 (0)40 508 4767 Internet: http://www.profium.com
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