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Comunica @comunicajs
Joined August 2020
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We're happy to announce the release of Comunica version 5.0, which has full SPARQL/RDF 1.2 support, more modular query parsing, improved HTTP caching, and more! comunica.dev/blog/2026-01-07… #SPARQL #SPARQL12 #Query #JavaScript

Comunica – Release 5.0: 🧩 Increased parsing modularity for SPARQL 1.2 and beyond

More than one year ago, [we released Comunica 4.0](/blog/2024-10-15-release_4_0/), which focused on increased expression modularization and performance. The current 5.0 release focuses primarily on...

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We just released Comunica 4.4! Besides optimizations and fixes, it includes various quality-of-life features, such as support for RDF/JS Datasets and extension function pushdown. comunica.dev/blog/2025-09-17… #SPARQL #QueryEngine #Decentralization

Comunica – Release 4.4: 🌸 Quality-of-life features and optimizations

This release primarily includes several QoL features, performance improvements, and robustness changes. Some of the most notable changes are mentioned below. Behind the scenes, we are also working...

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Comunica@comunicajs
29 Apr 2025
Comunica 4.2 is out now! In this release, we're working towards more real-world federation improvements. comunica.dev/blog/2025-04-29… #SPARQL #Federation #Decentralization

Comunica – Release 4.2: πŸ‡ Towards real-world federation improvements

In this release, we mainly focused on taking steps towards solving practical problems that are encountered when performing federated SPARQL queries in real-world use cases. In addition, a variety of...

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Comunica@comunicajs
23 Apr 2025
We just placed two more bounties! If you want to contribute to Comunica while earning some πŸ’°, check out comunica.dev/association/bou… The new bounties are related to improved SPARQL endpoint detection, and a tweaked SPARQL DISTINCT operator.

Comunica – Comunica Association Bounties

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Ruben Taelman@rubensworks
22 Apr 2025
How far can we get in terms of centralized querying performance with a modular #SPARQL query engine that is designed for decentralized environments? Farther that one might expect it seems, based on my analysis using @comunicajs. rubensworks.net/blog/2025/04…

The cost of modularity in SPARQL

The JavaScript-based Comunica SPARQL query engine is designed for querying over decentralized environments, e.g. through federation and link traversal. In addition, it makes use of a modular archit...

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Comunica@comunicajs
15 Oct 2024
We just released Comunica v4, with internal changes that result in 20%~40% faster queries, improved modulalization, and much more! comunica.dev/blog/2024-10-15…

Comunica – Release 4.0: πŸš„ Faster actor testing and modularized expressions

Earlier this year, [Comunica version 3.0 was released](/blog/2024-03-19-release_3_0/), which introduced better querying planning across data sources and several convenience features. Since then, we...

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Comunica@comunicajs
5 Jul 2024
Comunica 3.2 is out now, with continuous performance tracking, improved query explain output, and several performance improvements. 🏎️ comunica.dev/blog/2024-07-05… #SPARQL #performance #JavaScript

Comunica – Release 3.2: πŸ”Ž Knowing what to optimize

For this release, we mainly focused on improving tooling to more easily track down performance issues. Concretely, we improved our query explain output, started running multiple benchmarks in our CI...

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Comunica@comunicajs
23 May 2024
To any front-end developers that would like to contribute to Comunica, we posted several new bounties to improve our Web client interface (query.comunica.dev/). Find all bounties on comunica.dev/association/bou…
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Comunica@comunicajs
11 May 2024
Comunica v3.1 has just been released, with a new default `@comunica/query-sparql-rdfjs-lite` engine! comunica.dev/blog/2024-05-11…

Comunica – Release 3.1: 🌱 New package with tiny bundle size

The primary addition in this release is the new [`@comunica/query-sparql-rdfjs-lite`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@comunica/query-sparql-rdfjs-lite) package, which is optimized for small browser...

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Comunica@comunicajs
25 Mar 2024
We just updated HDT support in Comunica. This means you can easily setup your own HDT-based SPARQL endpoint, query HDT from the CLI, or do federated queries across HDT files or other sources. Things are also faster and more stable than before! github.com/comunica/comunica… #HDT
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Comunica@comunicajs
19 Mar 2024
We just released Comunica v3, which features πŸ”₯ blazingly fast federation over heterogeneous sources, and much more! Read more about it in our blog post: comunica.dev/blog/2024-03-19… #SPARQL #Federation #Heterogeneous

Comunica – Release 3.0: πŸ”₯ Blazingly fast federation over heterogeneous sources

More than 2 years ago, we released [Comunica version 2.0](/blog/2022-03-03-release_2_0/), which featured many internal and external API changes that significantly simplified its usage. Today, we...

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Comunica@comunicajs
9 Aug 2023
As a reminder: if you want to contribute to an open-source SPARQL query engine *and* get πŸ’Έ for it, do have a look at our open bounties: comunica.dev/association/bou…

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Comunica@comunicajs
4 Jul 2023
We now provide full support for quoted triples πŸͺ† according to the RDF/SPARQL-star specification in Comunica 2.8, read more on comunica.dev/blog/2023-07-04…

Comunica – Release 2.8.0: Support for quoted triples (RDF-star and SPARQL-star)

This minor release focuses on a single but significant new feature: support for quoted triples.

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Comunica@comunicajs
24 May 2023
Comunica 2.7 has just been released, which has πŸ“… improved support for durations, dates, and times, πŸš€ better performance over SPARQL endpoints, and πŸ—ƒοΈ various fixes and enhancements. comunica.dev/blog/2023-05-24…

Comunica – Release 2.7.0: Better date support, better performance over SPARQL endpoints, and...

Today, we released a new minor update, which brings exciting new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Below, you can find an overview of the main changes.

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βš› AtomGraph@atomgraphhq
3 Apr 2023
We made this 😊 Using the @comunicajs #SPARQL framework atomgraph.github.io/SPARQL-P… x.com/LearningSPARQL/status/…

SPARQL Playground

SPARQL Playground is a browser-based SPARQL query execution environment that supports multiple input/output formats

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1 Apr 2023
Fun SPARQL Playground! atomgraph.github.io/SPARQL-P…
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Comunica@comunicajs
31 Jan 2023
If you want to get paid πŸ’Έ for contributing to an open-source query engine, we just placed 8 new bounties on issues ranging from bug fixes, to implementing brand new features. comunica.dev/association/bou…

Comunica – Comunica Association Bounties

Bounties that have been placed on issues

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Olivier.v.d@Olivier_v_d
14 Sep 2022
Using @comunicajs to query all vases in both cultural heritage collections from @Stadgent and @Stad_Antwerpen demonstrating the added value of OSLO as application profile in cultural heritage sector. @digi_vlaanderen - try live: shortest.link/4daf
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Comunica@comunicajs
8 Sep 2022
For those that missed the livestream of our launch event yesterday, the full recording is available on youtube.com/watch?v=seXvRI-X…

Comunica Association Launch

The official launch of the Comunica Association.During this event,...

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Comunica@comunicajs
7 Sep 2022
.@pietercolpaert explains that we have to let clients instead of publishers carry the cost of data consumption, and how Comunica enables this. youtube.com/watch?v=seXvRI-X…
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