URI Identity and Web Architecture Revisited
Xiaoshu Wang

TL;DR
This paper revisits the fundamental concepts of URI identity and web architecture, proposing an alternative perspective that emphasizes the abstract nature of resources and the role of URIs as interfaces, aiming for a consistent treatment of all resources.
Contribution
It offers a new viewpoint on web architecture that clarifies the nature of resources and the function of URIs, addressing longstanding debates.
Findings
Proposes an alternative web architecture model
Emphasizes the abstract nature of resources
Provides a consistent framework for resource treatment
Abstract
This document reexamined the URI's identity issue and the debate regarding the nature of "information resource". By making emphasis on the abstract nature of resource and the role of URI as an interface to the web, this article presented an alternative viewpoint about the architecture of the web that would allow us to objectively and consistently treat all kinds of resources.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMultimedia Communication and Technology · Web Data Mining and Analysis · Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
