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Future Developments
RDF API-s


  • We have seen Jena and RDFLib
  • There are lots of other programming environments
    • Redland, RDFStore, RAP, etc.
  • Each use their own “view” on binding RDF to programming concepts
  • Each use their own “view” on binding RDF to
  • programming concepts
  • A standardization would enhance interoperability
    • similar to the DOM Specification for XML:
      • common vocabulary is developed in terms of OMG’s IDL
      • there are IDL “bindings” to C, C++, Python, etc.
  • W3C may initiate a standardization work in this area, or …
  • … leave it to others to standardize in practice
    • (it is not clear whether this is the task of W3C)

Ivan Herman, W3C 110 (134)