David Rogers <davidandrewrog...@gmail.com> writes:
> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes: > >> * Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@gmail.com> [2020-11-23 17:18]: >> :PROPERTIES: >> :CREATED: [2020-11-23 Mon 18:42] >> :ID: edebb3e7-e755-4ecc-a5e8-a3353a3f5fd0 >> :END: >>> Dear Jean Louis, >>> >>> Your description of the database reminds me how org-roam >>> handles the >>> files - it also uses an external database for linking and >>> allows quick >>> incremental search that does not really depend on where the >>> files/headings are stored. >> >> Sounds good, I can see there is graph database used. >> >>> However, what you are talking about is against org-mode >>> philosophy, >>> as I know it. >> >> Only philosophy I know is that it is plain text. Is there any >> official >> philosophy? I have no idea, at least manual does not give me >> references. I cannot find "philosophy", send me references. >> >> It says "to keep simple things simple". But Org is far far from >> being >> simple any more. It offers good principles, paradigms and people >> built >> many enhancements upon those. Speedily it becomes way much more >> than >> simple. > > Nothing was mentioned about keeping Org-mode simple. You’ve made a > bad misreading there. It said keeping *simple things* simple - in > other words, avoid taking a simple thing and making it > complicated. Things that really are complicated (“in real life”) > may *sometimes* be simplified, and that might be good - but “Make > everything be simple” is not a valid goal for any useful piece of > software. Often, a complicated thing must stay complicated. > “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” - Einstein. -- Tim Cross