[ano-ther]

On one hand I agree that the content of a file should guide a search. Copilot has improved lately to help me find something (standard Windows or SharePoint makes even searching for file names painful).

On the other hand, folders are still a good (and necessary) way to convey structure and meaning. Which files did I attach to that tax filing? Where can I share files related to this project?

[sedovsek]

Yea, it's hard to disagree! … and I don't think it's plausible to completely move away from folders (thinking about all those GitHub repos I've cloned or `git init`ed).

Otoh, there are some abstractions that I would favor or at least like to explore for some (categories of) tasks.

Think of Miro or Prezi, for example… they combine a zoomable UI, allowing you to navigate through your content that's meaningfully grouped. If I compare that to Google Drive, which is a combination of files and folders, plus files shared with me by numerous people who all have their own preferences for naming conventions, etc., it feels disorganized by default and requires the mundane work of organizing, which could be abstracted by novel technologies that "understand" the meaning of files.

[ano-ther]

Agree. The Miro and Prezi analogy could lead to some very helpful new ways.

And re naming conventions: I really would like to have a linter that gives me all files in my convention (could be a local view for me rather than forcing for everyone).