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If I may piggy-back on this thread, the idea of "containerization" is one of our inspirations at IFTTT. Information is currently being transported in "break-bul
by jashmenn 13y ago
If I may piggy-back on this thread, the idea of "containerization" is one of our inspirations at IFTTT. Information is currently being transported in "break-bulk" [1] - everyone has a different way of shuffling it around.
What we hope to do at IFTTT is develop a containerization of information; a common interface for moving data from point a to point b. Now, I realize we run the risk of creating the 15th competing standard [2], but we have some big ideas on the horizon of how we can make this work in a really general (and beautiful) way.
BTW, if these types of problems interest you, we're hiring :)
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_bulk_cargo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_bulk_cargo
[2] http://xkcd.com/927/ http://xkcd.com/927/
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoWe have a containerized standard for moving data around. It's called TCP/IP. What you're developing is a containerized standard for moving understanding around, manipulating data in a relatively standard way while still maintaining its context.
- lsb 13y agoUnderstanding, or just information. Data is "things that have been given [to you]", from the Latin, whereas information is something that informs you [about the world].