Data Serialization Methods

There are a number of methods, each with pros and cons.

CSV-like §

• Comma Separated Value
• Tab Separated Value
• Space Separated Value
• Dot Delimited

JSON-like §

• JSON
• YAML

XML-like §

• XML
• SVG
• HTML
• Zipped up XML office files:
  • The OpenDocument file
  • XLSX, DOCX, PPTX, etc

Graph §

• .ttl (turtle) - the main serialization for Resource Description Framework
• JSON-LD - also for RDF

Real-World §

• Location → ISO 6709
• Time → ISO 8601

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Source §

Related §

• Data Serialization