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This is yet another example of a case where no matter how many people are working on a problem or have worked on it, that there's still room for improvements wh
by gexla 7y ago
This is yet another example of a case where no matter how many people are working on a problem or have worked on it, that there's still room for improvements which create an explosion of a positive response.
I can't believe that nobody has thought to build an application with bio-directional block linking like this. Every app I have used with links can link to a page. Fewer apps can link to a specific page. None of these give you much "at a glance" insight about what the thing is linking to without clicking the link.
I have thought about this and I have tried to build it, but I haven't had the time. Clearly time isn't an issue for the note building world though. Not taking apps are a dime a dozen. That's not to say that my app would have been Roam. I just wanted the functionality Roam brings to the table. I know I'm not alone from all the praise Roam gets. I'm just glad I didn't have to build the thing.
- slightwinder 7y ago> I can't believe that nobody has thought to build an application with bio-directional block linking like this. bi-directional linking is not new. It's a known idea with some implementation in wikis and other software. But it usually comes with certain problems, so implementation is hard and performance sucks. Maybe those problems are today less visable with better hardware and more battle-tested software. > Every app I have used with links can link to a page. Fewer apps can link to a specific page. What do you mean with specific page? A block/paragraph on the page?