April 1, 2004

RDF Language Libraries

Dave Beckett posted an excellent FAQ Answer which describes the best libraries for parsing and querying RDF.

For perl, he recommends RDF::Simple, which is somewhat easier to deal with than RDF::Core. For my perl language write-up, I will soon be posting an example which uses RDF::Simple, as well as several more which use RDF::Core (due to its support for RDF queries).

March 26, 2004

Coming Soon: Programming Languages Survey

Over the next week, I will be posting an essay (in parts) about the advantages and disadvantages of four programming languages in developing semantic web apps: perl, python, php, and java.

I will look at the syntax / writing style, libraries, communities, and important implementations (social software, ePortfolio, and blog apps) of each of these languages.

Additionally, I will be covering some of the other major languages used in building the semantic web, including c, c#, and lisp.