Hello Edward,

On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 01:02:55PM -0700, Edward Benson wrote:

> - On the server-side, allow people to maintain their files are
> "ordinary" raw data files (CSV, JSON, MS Excel, etc) but have a
> process that is baking these into an optimized database for you so
> that you get query across all the files & optimized access.

Sounds to me like a makefile that updates a database. Am I old fashioned? :)

> - On the client-side, create the ability to smartly know when to
> ...
> we've been toying with the idea of trying to stay as neutral on the
> issue as possible, possibly passing along an extra parameter
> specifying the langauge the query is in. This comes with some pros
> and cons, of course.

I would say go for the new standard and get started with SPARQL
without losing time by trying to be too generic, but that's MHO.

Good luck with your development as it sounds like a very useful thing
for SIMILE Widgets users.

-- 
Nicolas Chauvat

logilab.fr - services en informatique scientifique et gestion de connaissances  

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