----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Sassenrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 5:02 PM
Subject: [REBOL] Re: "The Semantic Web"
> Hi Scott:
>
> Thanks for posting the reference. The "semantic web" is why
> I created REBOL. In 1996 that was the vision, and it still is today.
>
> I agree with you...
>
> REBOL actually offers a better solution to this problem than XML.
> In REBOL the generation and the interpretation can be written
> within one portable language. So the sending side and the receiving
> side, as well as the message itself are all REBOL.
>
> The semantic problem is deeper than the XML guys realized.
> Tagging solves only half the battle. The association back to
> meaning is difficult, and the more you can give that association
> functional power, the better off you are.
Ha! You are right. I just today thought of new generation of protocols.
During the first "handshake" phase rebol clients would exchange
init-objects, containing info like encryption, compression (yes or no), or
even parser gramatics. Then we could easily have kind of following
communication:
-"Anyone home?"
-"Ha, what do you want?"
-"Gimme your files"
-"No, dismiss!"
>> error: You were kicked from port xyz :-)
Carl, there is still many areas left for Core improvement - could you
enlighten us a little bit what do you plant to solve/reimplement/add for
3.0?
Thanks,
-pekr-
>
> For instance, I can easily deal with the type and unit semantics:
>
> [
> milk 2 cups
> chocolate 2 tsp.
> ]
>
> but when I do:
>
> [
> mix until well distributed
> drink and enjoy
> ]
>
> it's more "function" than "data". REBOL handles this well.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I am not blasting XML. It is a heavyweight
> solution to the problem for folks who have the time and money
> to deal with it. But, for those of us on a tight budget and
> timeline, REBOL provides a more economical approach.
>
> Unfortunately, you don't want to enter this argument. It's
> better to conquer first, then explain why later.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> -Carl
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > GS Jones
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 6:29 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [REBOL] "The Semantic Web"
> >
> >
> > Interesting read by Tim Berners-Lee ("father" of the Web), et al, in
> > Scientific American.
> >
> > http://www.scientificamerican.com/2001/0501issue/0501berners-lee.html
> >
> > Has REBOL written all over it, in my opinion. This seems to be one
aspect
> > of the vision presented by Carl Sassenrath, and REBOL would seem to be
one
> > of the most capable languages that I've seen to do this sort of work.
> >
> > --Scott Jones
> >
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