Re: Of AST and YAL

[Leopold Toetsch]

James Michael DuPont wrote:


The redland rdf api provides a good C api into rdf.

The advantages of using rdf instead of a homegrown format are the
amount of tools available, you then have filters, and visualization
tools immediatly available.
First I have to admit: I don't like XML. Second I don't want an external 
library at such a central place inside Parrot. I also think (hvaing a 
short look at redland-0.9.14, that this might be some overkill to use 
that as the AST interface for parrot.

OTOH ...


Later on when we have a two-way gateway, then you will be able to use a
proof engines to do rule-based tweaking of your AST before sending this
off to the backend for execution.
... ab interface to RDF would be for sure a nice to have.


I hope that you do not get annoyed at this suggestion, if you feel it
is off topic, please tell me.
No, not at all. Thanks for your input.


Thanks,
mike
leo