Once upon a time there was a Resource whose name was Joe Triple: @prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1&gt; . </joe> foaf:name "Joe Triple". Joe was a lonely Thing, and resolved to set off into the world to learn more about himself. On this quest for self discovery Joe learnt that his birthday was 29th November 2007: @prefix … Continue reading Joe Triple: A FOAF Tale →

Data integration is easy with Semantic Web technologies, right? We've all said it, but has anyone actually sat down and tried to elucidate the ways in which technologies like RDF and OWL actually help with data integration? I don't ever remember seeing one so here's a first attempt. Each of the sections below tries to … Continue reading How Shall I Integrate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways… →

I often find it useful to try on different metaphors for application design and architecture. The stock set of patterns that are used in a particular domain are always very useful for communicating the design and intent of a complex application, but I find that experimenting with different approaches is a useful exercise that often … Continue reading Streams, Pools and Reservoirs →