18 May
2004
18 May
'04
1:37 p.m.
Dave Robillard <drobilla(a)connect.carleton.ca> writes:
So, ++xml, because reinventing the wheel is stupid.
While I understand
the kneejerk anti-xml reaction (damn buzzwords) it just seems like the
right tool for the job...
I've been reading up on Steve's N-triples suggestion...
NTriples is defined in
http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-testcases/#ntriples
General RDF stuff is at
http://www.w3.org/RDF/
This approach has considerable merit...
(1) It is a W3C standard.
(2) It is mathematically deep and well thought out.
(3) It is specifically intended for adding property lists to the web
(4) The syntax is well-defined
(5) No large parsing library is needed
(6) There are tools for converting to XML
While I like both XML and LISP for various reasons, I really think
this proposal deserves a closer look. It looks like a wonderful
solution for LADSPA metadata. ++N_triples.
--
joq