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> This is huge, IMO. The "low-level" abstractions of files and folders are good, because that's the level software operates on. All those attempts at abstractin
by tomc1985 10y ago
> This is huge, IMO. The "low-level" abstractions of files and folders are good, because that's the level software operates on. All those attempts at abstracting files away only lead to your system actually lying to you about how the data is structured, and this can be confusing to people because different software now tells different lies, and they don't add up to a coherent whole.
I honestly feel that the only reason this happens is so that business-people can insert more "value-add" into the equation
- TeMPOraL 10y agoI feel things would be much better if business-oriented people asked what value something adds for their user, instead of "value-add" being a code word for "more money for us".
- xorcist 10y agoI call this productification. "Can this feature be made into a product?" Ah, your word processor can count words. Can we sell a separate product that counts words in documents? Ah, your network interface can be taken up or down. Can we sell a Network Management Product?