An introduction to SOLID, Tim Berners-Lee's new, re-decentralized Web

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> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
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> Date: November 6, 2018 at 1:26:36 AM GMT+9
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> An introduction to SOLID, Tim Berners-Lee’s new, re-decentralized Web
> By Arnav Bansal
> Oct 29 2018
> <https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-introduction-to-solid-tim-berners-lees-new-re-decentralized-web-25d6b78c523b>
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> Recently, Prof. Tim Berners-Lee lifted the veil off a project called Solid. I decided to check it out. In this 
> article, I describe what Solid aims to do, and also how you can get started with it.
>
> What is Solid?
>
> Solid is an attempt to re-decentralize the web.
>
> Re-decentralize?
>
> Back in the day, the vision for the web was a decentralized, collaborative read-write space. The first browser 
> (called WorldWideWeb) was also an editor.
>
> However, as it progressed, the design of web applications began to centralize for a variety of reasons. User data 
> became the source of power and income for Internet companies.
>
> Solid is a solution to this.
>
> Solid is a new paradigm for web applications, one that is backwards compatible with the existing web.
>
> Solid is a tech stack, a group of related protocols, implementations, and a growing community. Much like the web.
>
> The separation of app and data
>
> In pre-internet computing, your personal computer stored your data.
>
> As people began using multiple computers, and added smartphones to their lives, the “your data stays with you” model 
> was replaced by “Your data is in one or more massive data centers around the world, managed by the app developer”.
>
> And so, applications were deeply coupled with their data. Creating an application on the web entails managing 
> people’s data at scale.
>
> Apps and their ability to make money are measured by their data silo. Your data is difficult to migrate, since 
> different apps store your data very differently.
>
> The result? Almost every app has walled garden characteristics. This reduces incentives for developers to innovate at 
> the app level. Existing platforms are secured against disruption, since the data lockdown makes it hard for users to 
> move.
>
> Data protection regulations
>
> Some countries have enacted data protection laws. Companies must make your data available, and you can chose to 
> download or delete it.
>
> This attempts to return control over data back to users. But it’s a legal prescription, and not the technical 
> reality. User data still lies with app developers, and the ability to download your data isn’t very useful if you 
> can’t migrate to an alternative.
>
> Pods: Bring your own data
>
> Solid remedies this on the technical side. It allows applications to be built in a way where they read and write data 
> stored on your pod.
>
> You have a pod. Your friends have a pod. Pods store your data. You allow apps to access your pod.
>
> Maybe you have multiple pods. Perhaps separate ones for home and work. Your pod can live on your computer, or be 
> distributed across your devices. Or it could be hosted for you.
>
> And pods store linked data. Your pod can link to something on my pod, or anywhere on the web.
>
> We want applications that run across our devices. But we also want autonomy of our data. And we want the ability for 
> different apps to use the same data and write to it.
>
> The ideas behind Solid
>
> Getting into Solid reminded me of starting out with web development. I remember learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and 
> the frameworks of the day, all at the same time.
>
> The only difference: Solid is new, and help is harder to find.
>
> Here’s a collection of day-one concepts you’ll want to know to get started developing for Solid:
>
> (PS: if you just wanna jump in, skip ahead to ‘First steps’)
>
> [snip]
>
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