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The algorithm at the end is what I go through every single time I search for something. I think this article has a point!
by f1shy 3y ago
The algorithm at the end is what I go through every single time I search for something.
I think this article has a point!
- nequo 3y agoThe algorithm at the end: Start -> Open Folder -> End In reality, natural language uses synonyms that often start with different letters. So without numbers, I still need to scan every directory one by one. With numbers, I assign categories according to the phase of the process in which the item occurs. For example, 1 plans |- A first draft |- B Lisa's notes `- C design 2 analysis |- A exploratory `- B design implementation 3 deliverables |- A May 2023 report |- B June 2023 presentation `- C August 2023 report I can limit my search to folders and items that are in the low/medium/high range, according to what I am looking for. But alphabetically sorted, this directory structure would look much more ad hoc: analysis |- design implementation `- exploratory deliverables |- August 2023 report |- June 2023 presentation `- May 2023 report plans |- Lisa's notes |- design `- first draft