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BSON, short for Binary JSON, is a binary-encoded serialization of JSON-like documents. Like JSON, BSON supports the embedding of documents and arrays within other documents and arrays. BSON also contains extensions that allow representation of data types that are not part of the JSON spec. For example, BSON has a Date type and a BinData type.
Plus Codes are like street addresses for people or places that don’t have one. Instead of addresses with street names and numbers, Plus Codes are based on latitude and longitude, and displayed as numbers and letters. With a Plus Code, people can receive deliveries, access emergency and social services, or just help other people find them.
Don’t let your friends dump git logs into changelogs.
A changelog is a file which contains a curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes for each version of a project.
A new API for podcast synchronization.
The Open Podcast API is an initiative aiming to provide a feature-complete synchronization API specification for podcast (web) apps and user-focused servers.
TypeSchema is a JSON specification to describe data models.
TypeSchema is a JSON format to describe data models in a language neutral format. A TypeSchema specification can be easily transformed into code for almost any programming language. This helps to reuse core data models in different environments.
Solid is an evolution of the web by its creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Solid realizes Tim's original vision for the Web as a medium for the secure, decentralized exchange of public and private data.
Podcasting 2.0 is making podcasting better for audiences, podcasters, and developers.
Podcasting 2.0 is a set of new features and standards that make podcasting better for everyone.
Podcasting 2.0 extends the RSS standard - the core technology that makes podcasting possible - to add new features. None of these features break any existing podcast feeds or podcast players, but, where supported, they enable podcasters to do more things, and enhance the experience for the audience.
GeoJSON is a format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures.
GeoJSON supports the following geometry types: Point, LineString, Polygon, MultiPoint, MultiLineString, and MultiPolygon. Geometric objects with additional properties are Feature objects. Sets of features are contained by FeatureCollection objects.
KDL is a small, pleasing document language with xml-like semantics that looks like you're invoking a bunch of CLI commands! It's meant to be used both as a serialization format and a configuration language, much like JSON, YAML, or XML. It looks like this:
a simple protocol for decentralizing social media that has a chance of working.
a truly censorship-resistant alternative to Twitter that has a chance of working.
A better internet is possible: decentralize Twitter, eBay, IoT and other stuff.
Smart-client/dumb-server architecture that can create the free and open internet we were promised.
Various specifications specify files and file formats. This specification defines where these files should be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative to which files should be located.
Patch codes are a set of 6 distinct barcode patterns (1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and T) that are typically used as document separators when scanning.
ForgeFed is a federation protocol for software forges and code collaboration tools for the software development lifecycle and ecosystem. This includes repository hosting websites, issue trackers, code review applications, and more. ForgeFed provides a common substrate for people to create interoperable code collaboration websites and applications.
Software Sharing for Modern Businesses.
Engage the developer community with your company's core software products. Fair Source Software (FSS):
- is publicly available to read;
- allows use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions to protect the producer’s business model; and
- undergoes delayed Open Source publication (DOSP).
The intention is for the first point to be a bright line, and for the second to invite exploration. We expect Fair Source licenses to emerge and evolve and shake out into a few clear winners over time, as companies apply Fair Source within their own particular business context.
resumable file uploads.
tus is the open protocol standard for resumable and reliable file uploads across the web, facilitating efficient and seamless file transfer experiences.
A specification for building APIs in JSON.
Documentation for the application/vnd.api+json media type, a specification for APIs that use JSON.
If you’ve ever argued with your team about the way your JSON responses should be formatted, JSON:API can help you stop the bikeshedding and focus on what matters: your application.
By following shared conventions, you can increase productivity, take advantage of generalized tooling and best practices. Clients built around JSON:API are able to take advantage of its features around efficiently caching responses, sometimes eliminating network requests entirely.
Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity.
An open technical standard providing publishers, creators, and consumers the ability to trace the origin of different types of media.
An Architectural Decision (AD) is a justified design choice that addresses a functional or non-functional requirement that is architecturally significant.
Describe APIs. Describe your data up front and generate schemas, API specifications, client / server code, docs, and more.
TypeSpec is a language for defining cloud service APIs and shapes. TypeSpec is a highly extensible language with primitives that can describe API shapes common among REST, OpenAPI, gRPC, and other protocols.
The C4 model for visualising software architecture: Context, Containers, Components, and Code.
The C4 model was created as a way to help software development teams describe and communicate software architecture, both during up-front design sessions and when retrospectively documenting an existing codebase. It's a way to create maps of your code, at various levels of detail, in the same way you would use something like Google Maps to zoom in and out of an area you are interested in.