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> files are consistent and application-independent I see diverse, inhomogenous state schemas that are deeply coupled to the originating application (internal d
by dustingetz 3y ago
> files are consistent and application-independent
I see diverse, inhomogenous state schemas that are deeply coupled to the originating application (internal data structures serialized to disk!) and have arbitrary legacy structural constraints ("document") as well as seams between application silos
- layer8 3y agoYou’re talking about the file contents, not about files as objects. Regarding the file contents, how is that different when the data is proprietarily stored in hidden SaaS databases?
- dustingetz 3y agoI sense a trap, but i'll bite – APIs and schemas and other logical data models can be remixed, at least in principle. Physical data models (i.e. coupled to storage layout) are too low level to be useful, all you can do is load them back into into their originating app.