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My point wasn't that it would be impossible to create a new kind of solution. It's enough that it would be a massive undertaking for unclear benefit, if any. I

My point wasn't that it would be impossible to create a new kind of solution. It's enough that it would be a massive undertaking for unclear benefit, if any. If we get rid of hierarchical filesystems, what replaces got, for instance? Perforce has some ability to project different filesystem hierarchies, but even if that were enough (it probably isn't), porting all those tools and projects to perforce would be an incredible amount of work without a clear upside for users of version control systems.

EleanorKonik 5y ago
This is the piece I've been struggling to get at. I understand why filesystems exist and how they help with interacting with the physical structures that underlie computers, but I don't understand what benefit a database alternative to directories can offer (and if you tell me a directory is just a specialized database please be prepared to explain using very clear language). Maybe there is one, but even when I talk to experienced devs with engineering (not just software) backgrounds, I haven't gotten a good explanation. Perhaps because there isn't one? But I've been curious about this for weeks.