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"From Memex to Hypercard"[0][1] might be insiteful digression related to 'spreadsheet architecture'. Just keep in mind how libraries worked before the advent o
by sargstuff 3y ago
"From Memex to Hypercard"[0][1] might be insiteful digression related to 'spreadsheet architecture'.
Just keep in mind how libraries worked before the advent of the computer.
Decker[2][3] current modern take on hypercard.
various types of spreadheets with user interface (vs. use editor with a plain tabular text file):
teapot : https://www.syntax-k.de/projekte/teapot/
visicalc : https://www.visidata.org/
sc-m : https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im
or mix files & manipulating 'spreadsheet' text files, gawk[4], webawk[5], python awk[6].
not as compact as excel, but diy gui for awk[7] with screen[8]/menu[9] or gui design courses[10]
informal discussion about moving beyond 'text' files: https://twitter.com/llama_index/status/1733653470987825452 https://twitter.com/llama_index/status/1733653470987825452
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[0] : https://elearningindustry.com/memex-hypercard https://elearningindustry.com/memex-hypercard
[1] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_We_May_Think https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_We_May_Think
[2] : https://beyondloom.com/decker/index.html https://beyondloom.com/decker/index.html
[3] : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33377964 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33377964
[4] gawk : https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/ https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/
[5] webawk :
a) https://github.com/agordon/webawk / https://agordon.github.io/webawk/
b) https://www.npmjs.com/package/awkjs
c) 'awk driven iot' : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14737978
[6] pawk : https://github.com/alecthomas/pawk https://github.com/alecthomas/pawk
[7] https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey
[8] screen: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-linux-screen/ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-linux-screen/
[9] menu : https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/menu-driven-shell-script/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/menu-driven-shell-script/
[10] HN suggested gui design courses : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591437