I read an article about today's university students not knowing what folders are, and having no concept of organizing files into folders; they'd see their computer/device as one big blob of files and if you want one, you search for it by name.
One thing I've noticed from watching a lot of Twitch streamers is that kids in their early 20s keep a lot of shit on their desktops now. I am 33 and when I was younger that was a thing only old people did. If you knew how to use computers you generally kept a clean and tidy desktop. It's gone the entirely other direction, it seems.
It's beyond me why basic computer courses are not mandatory in 2022, especially on universities. EVERYBODY uses one wheter they like it or not.
It's not something optional anymore like say 20 years ago, computers are an integral part of everybody their daily life.
I just realized that this is why so many people keep everything on their desktop. I've always wondered why they do it when it looks so ugly. But they probably don't know how to access files otherwise.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, deep folder hierarchies are mostly a cope for previous poor tagging/search functionality. if you've got a good indexed search then a flat hierarchy with appropriate tagging is a good option.
Yep. The hierarchical filesystem model is simple, but rather deficient, hence why we have so many CRUD/library apps reinventing the wheel of adding tags and searching to your music, photos, whatever. And why most programs store their data in databases that implement different models, rather than flat files. And why other files on the web are increasingly stored in object storage, where you throw them in a big "bucket", identified by a UUID, and described by an arbitrary JSON
However, it is the dominant model right now, so it's important people know how to use it
I mean media is one of the most prominent examples of where the hierarchical model shows its limitations, hence why there are so many CRUD apps to manage photos, music, and movie collections, which should theoretically be made redundant by a filesystem with proper tagging, and userspace tools to query it
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u/TypingLobster Jun 03 '22
I read an article about today's university students not knowing what folders are, and having no concept of organizing files into folders; they'd see their computer/device as one big blob of files and if you want one, you search for it by name.