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I'm not dismissing the utility of tags, and I like your idea. I'd definitely install it as an application and give it a go. I'm really addressing the argument

by marrs 5y ago

I'm not dismissing the utility of tags, and I like your idea. I'd definitely install it as an application and give it a go. I'm really addressing the argument that tags are a revolutionary change that should replace the directory-based filesystem entirely. The cost seems too high to justify the benefit.

imiric 5y ago
Yeah, it still requires management and discipline from the user for it to be useful. FWIW I use Pinboard daily and finding something among thousands of bookmarks is a breeze. I can usually find what I'm looking for with a single tag or an intersection of just two tags. Finding anything on the filesystem is much more difficult, even with good directory structure discipline. I'm not actually interested in building such a system, it's been done before[1,2]. Though I haven't actually used any extensively, since it does require a shift in how file management is done, and I'm quite familiar with filesystems to bother to change, but it's on my list. :) [1]: https://tmsu.org/ https://tmsu.org/ [2]: https://www.tagsistant.net/ https://www.tagsistant.net/