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doc: add motivation section to data model spec#191
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| by common programming languages.** This provides the foundation for block format agnostic tools | ||
| to be built using familiar native types in a programmer's preferred language. As such, there | ||
| is an element of "lowest common denominator" to the IPLD Data Model in that it cannot support | ||
| some advanced features (like non-string keys for Maps) because support for such a feature |
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could also add "or unsigned integers" inside those parens to drive home the point
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i’d rather not litigate that particular point in this PR :)
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I’m gonna merge in 48 hours unless there are objections. |
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doc: add motivation section to data model spec
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After commenting on #184 (comment) I realized that we’re missing some of the key motivations for the data model in the spec itself.
This is some draft text on the “block format agnostic” motivation and how it impacts the data model spec.