RDF Dataset as a Log-Compacted Topic
Treating an RDF Dataset as a log-compacted Kafka topic, one named graph per key, so the whole dataset can be exchanged, replayed, and sunk into any RDF store.
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An RDF abstraction for the JVM
A design critique of Commons RDF: why its class hierarchy and abstract factory limit interoperability between Jena and Sesame, and what to do instead.
How to read a PGP-encrypted email from the command-line
A step-by-step walkthrough of decrypting a PGP-encrypted email from the command line with GnuPG, from importing keys to extracting attachments.
Abstract Algebraic Data Type
Scala's sealed hierarchies do not let you abstract over the type hierarchy. This post derives an abstract Option whose implementations can be swapped.
Available for hire
Looking for new adventures after Pellucid: a Scala developer and Linked Data expert, editor of two W3C standards, open to relocation.
Scala.JS will be for Javascript what Scala is for Java
Why Scala.JS could win over JavaScript developers the way Scala won over Java developers: functional programming, static types, and full interop.
Why LD Patch
Why the W3C Linked Data Platform group settled on LD Patch as its PATCH format for Linked Data, and where the alternative proposals fell short.
Finally my own blog
How this blog came to be: Pelican in a Docker container, a theme borrowed from Paul Rouget, and plans for writing about Scala and Linked Data.