Comments on: can we remove the need for ordered collections?

By: Jimmy Cerra

Jimmy Cerra — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:45:34 +0000

I don’t think I agree. Right now RDF is to directed graphs is like what S-expressions are to lists. If the order of statements was significant then it would drifting a lot further away from that ideal. Yet, it is the directed graph intepretation which makes RDF more useful for some types of data modeling than plain-old XML. Besides, it is too late to change RDF significantly. Too many applications already depend on the current interpretation.

By: Phil Dawes

Phil Dawes — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:57:23 +0000

Jimmy Cerra Writes:
Yet, it is the directed graph intepretation which makes RDF more useful for some types of data modeling than plain-old XML.

Definately, but retaining statement order doesn’t mean ditching the directed-graph interpretation.

it is too late to change RDF significantly. Too many applications already depend on the current interpretation.

Of course you’re right, but it’s interesting to explore the idea.