Re: Is Org really so simple?

[Tim Cross]

David Rogers <davidandrewrogers@gmail.com> writes:

> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
>
>> * Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@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