Quoting [Richard Davies] (May 07 2009):
Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 08:37:29 +0100 From: Richard Davies <richard.davies@elastichosts.com> To: occi-wg@ogf.org Subject: [occi-wg] Votes: XML vs. JSON vs. TXT
I'd like to conduct a straw poll of members on this list.
Tim Bray wrote:
4. Specific advice on multiple formats
Don't do it. Pick one data format and stick with it.
and that does make me question our (/my!) current proposal of multiple formats with automatic conversion.
I'd like to conduct a poll of everyone on this list considering the 3 format options:
- XML - JSON - TXT
+1 for TXT, as that is most simple, flat, and easy to map to anything else. Well, you can screw up TXT, too, but we won't, right? ;-) As stated often on the list: IMHO the best approach would be to standardize the model, and to do bindings (API + Protocol) later. Maybe use two different mailing lists to disentangle the issues? A.
Please can people reply to this post casting a single vote for their most preferred of these three formats. I'll tabulate the responses. If there's a clear winner, we should probably go with it alone. If there's a split, then multiple format support as we're currently proposing may be the answer.
I'm going to start the counts with the clearly stated opinions which I've seen to date (listed below). If I'm misrepresenting anyone, then please also reply and I'll change your vote in my count.
XML: 3 - Kristoffer Sheather http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000430.html - Sam Johnston http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000381.html - William Vambenepe http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000396.html
JSON: 7 - Alexis Richardson http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000405.html - Andy Edmonds? http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000420.html - Ben Black http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000395.html - Randy Bias? (JSON listed first at http://wiki.gogrid.com/wiki/index.php/API:Anatomy_of_a_GoGrid_API_Call) - Richard Davies http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000409.html (split EH vote) - Tino Vazquez? http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000411.html - Tim Bray http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000418.html
TXT: 1 - Chris Webb http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/occi-wg/2009-May/000409.html (split EH vote) _______________________________________________ occi-wg mailing list occi-wg@ogf.org http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/occi-wg
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