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Linksets: Beyond Inline Hypermedia Controls

*Hypermedia* is based on the assumption that representations contain a mix of data and control information (think HTML's embedded links as the canonical example). Usually, that control information is mixed into or alongside the data, meaning that the producer of... Read more →

Whypermedia: Why use Hypermedia?

The question of whether hypermedia (sometimes referred to as the REST hypermedia constraint) is a worthwhile foundation for API design is debated quite often. One of the frequent counter-arguments is that designers and developers are not that familiar with hypermedia,... Read more →

Resource Profiles and Types

RFC 6906 defining "The 'profile' Link Relation Type" has been published a little while ago and I discussed it briefly when it was published. It has been picked up in a variety of places, and seeing where it is being... Read more →

Nothing Lasts Forever (and some things disappear according to a schedule)

It is generally considered to be good practice to make URIs (the identifiers of resources on the web) as stable as possible. However, there are many things on the Web that will not last forever; many of those by design.... Read more →

JSON or RDF? Just Decide

A little while ago (almost three years), Mark Nottingham wrote his excellent article JSON or XML? Just Decide, and it seems that it's time to update that a little. But it also is a good opportunity to put it in... Read more →

Two Sides of Data Science

Data Science is a subject that is mentioned a lot, and many people are saying that they're doing it. but the term often seems to take on different meanings, and depending on who's referring to it, it may mean surprisingly... Read more →

What Are Linked Data Services?

continuing from my recent musings around the question of Linked Data Services (prompted by discussions in the context of the W3C Linked Data Platform Working Group), it seems that one question that's not quite as easy to answer as one... Read more →

Linked Data Services

the new W3C Linked Data Platform (LDP) Working Group had its first informal gathering this week at the SemTech 2012 conference in san francisco, and as i wrote when we group was officially announced, i think we have a great... Read more →

Linked Data and REST: A Match Made in W3C

the W3C announced yesterday that the Linked Data Platform (LDP) Working Group has been officially launched. in case you're interested, the proposed charter is a great starting point to learn more. i am happy and proud to be listed as... Read more →