Daniel’s Blog

Everybody I tell this to seem to be shocked, I have changed the programming language and tool that I am using from:

• Java with Sesame Repository

To:

• Ruby with Redland

This means I am currently going through a complete re-write of my undergraduate project —- 2 weeks before it has to be handed in. But I have done this for several reasons:

• I know Ruby like the back of my hand, and can develop in it quickly
• Ruby is a nice language that programs can be developed in quickly
• Ruby has a binding into Redland
• Redland is a very quick RDF and Semantic Web library/tool, and it is very stable
• Ruby is a functional object oriented language, and it will be interesting to dive into more of the functional side of it (as an external bit of research to my undergraduate project)
• Ruby has Ruby On Rails, which is an excellent Ruby Library for developing web applications. My project is a web app.
• Ruby has excellent webservices tools, which will be useful when connecting to web 2.0 sites.

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One nice thing I have noticed is comparing a simple ruby file that makes an RDF file, with the RDF file. Look at the sizes: