{"id":23,"date":"2018-04-23T20:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T20:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/rdfjs\/?p=23"},"modified":"2018-04-23T20:59:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T20:59:51","slug":"rdf-js-the-new-rdf-and-linked-data-javascript-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/community\/rdfjs\/2018\/04\/23\/rdf-js-the-new-rdf-and-linked-data-javascript-library\/","title":{"rendered":"RDF.js: The new RDF and Linked Data JavaScript library"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a joint effort, MIT CSAIL, Ghent University and Zazuko will align their existing work to create RDF.js, a new RDF and Linked Data JavaScript library based on the RDFJS specification.<\/em><\/p>\n

A diverse web requires decentralized data storage and maintenance. According to MIT’s Tim Berners-Lee, “it is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. With Linked Data, when you have some of it, you can find other, related, data”.<\/p>\n

Zazuko\u2019s CTO Thomas Bergwinkl adds that “Linked Data is built on top of the web stack and the programming language of the web is JavaScript. It is crucial for Web Developers to have access to well-designed JavaScript libraries to work with RDF and Linked Data”.<\/p>\n

The RDFJS W3C Community Group<\/a> did a tremendous job in defining a standard to represent Linked Data in JavaScript. Several individuals and groups started to implement the RDFJS specification.<\/p>\n

We are now happy to announce that in a joint effort MIT CSAIL<\/a>, Ghent University<\/a> and Zazuko GmbH<\/a> decided to merge their efforts under the new name RDF.js<\/em>. In particular the code of RDF-Ext<\/a>, N3.js<\/a> and rdflib.js<\/a> as well as a modular SPARQL engine will be aligned and published on GitHub in the organization RDFJS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ghent University\u2019s Ruben Verborgh states that “The usage of RDF and Linked Data on the web gained a lot of traction in the past years. By concentrating our efforts, we’re paving the road for a new generation of web applications, benefiting both developers and end users”.<\/p>\n

We are open for contributions, if you would like to know more join our W3C community group<\/a> or talk to us on our Gitter channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>About MIT CSAIL<\/h2>\n

The Decentralized Information Group at CAIL\/MIT is exploring how to radically change the way Web applications work today, resulting in decentralized architectures that enable true data ownership with the Solid project; working on frameworks that ensure information can be shared, used, and manipulated in a way that is compliant with regulation, business rules, social norms, and user preferences; investigating methodologies to make algorithms trustworthy and accountable, as well as harnessing mobile technologies for disaster relief.<\/p>\n

<\/a>About Ghent University<\/h2>\n

IDLab at Ghent University \u2013 imec focuses on the \u201cWeb\u201d part of the Semantic Web, by building tools and projects to publish, query, and process data at Web scale.<\/p>\n

<\/a>About Zazuko GmbH<\/h2>\n

Zazuko is an owner-managed consulting company for Semantic Web and related technologies. Based on profound experience, we support our customers in successfully developing software based on the Linked Data stack. By integrating both internal and external data, Zazuko empowers organizations to optimize their core business activities. We enable linking any kind of information with any other information, no matter where the information lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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