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Hiya, On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:59 AM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Eric, I really don't see how RDF or linked data is any more difficult to > grasp than a database design Well, there's at least one thing which makes people tilt; the flexible structures for semantics (or, ontologies) in where things aren't as solid as in a data model. A framework where there are endless options (on the surface of it) for relationships between things is daunting to people who come from a world where the options are cast in iron. There's also a shift away from thing's identities being tied down in a model somewhere into a world where identities are a bit more, hmm, flexible? And less rigid? That can make some people cringe, as well. > A master chef understands the chemistry of his famous dessert - the rest of > us just eat and enjoy. Hmm. Some of us will try to make that dessert again, for sure. :) Alex