Note-taking software,Novel ideas
The article discusses the effectiveness of current note-taking software and questions the need for new features. It specifically critiques the idea of integrating a git repository for note storage, arguing that it may not enhance user experience. The author expresses a preference for maintaining a user-friendly interface over addressing backend storage issues.
- ▪Most note-taking software already syncs to multiple devices.
- ▪The author questions the benefit of using a git repository for note storage.
- ▪Integrating git may negatively impact user experience.
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Don't most note-taking software products already sync to multiple devices? I'm unclear what new idea you are trying to add in?If you are suggesting that putting a git repo behind it would be an improvement, I'd question that. git is line-based, most freeform notes are sentence or paragraph based. In coding, line length is part of the UX of working in the code, so git works great. Not true for note-taking, where the line length of the data storage is not necessarily tied to the UX of working in the notes.So I guess the answer is a solid "No" from me. I don't want to risk deteriorating my UX just to solve what is really a back-end data storage concern that I, as the user, should not have to give a crap about, and which doesn't seem to be broken in any meaningful way.
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Ycombinator.