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Agree completely, things should be evolving in the opposite direction: standardization of data types ("file formats").
by olegp 18y ago
Agree completely, things should be evolving in the opposite direction: standardization of data types ("file formats").
- jodrellblank 18y agoDisagree somewhat. If every app has to standardize, how does one innovate and differentiate? How does one improve things and at the same time keep everything the same?
- olegp 18y agoHow about evolving schemas? Allow for users/developers to collaborate on improving the different data types. Even though a schema may have a fixed set of core attributes, there's no reason why some app couldn't extend that in any way it sees fit. This way, any "file" generated with this app would be readable by everybody else while at the same time include the application specific extensions. Once the extensions become used by a large enough number of apps, they can be rolled into the standard.