As I stated in a previous post, there is no "death of the file". There is the obfuscation of the file, merely putting a splash screen on it and pretending it do

As I stated in a previous post, there is no "death of the file". There is the obfuscation of the file, merely putting a splash screen on it and pretending it doesn't exist. Once we actually replace hierarchical file systems with a different paradigm (like persistent object stores), then we can talk. Right now we live in a world dominated by the hierarchical file system, and this likely won't change soon. Nor am I necessarily advocating one, as none of the alternatives have ever reached usages anywhere near as widespread. Trying to pretend that fundamental principles of your environment aren't real is an anti-pattern and a recipe for disaster.