Tools, not apps.

· Bits and Bobs 3/17/25
  • Tools, not apps.[ty]
    • "App" is different from an application.
    • An application is possibly general-purpose, and stores its data in the filesystem.
    • An app is a single-use bit of software, with its data model welded shut inside of itself.
      • Its own little pocket universe.
    • This makes apps safe to install but also fundamentally limited in how they can interoperate.
    • Apps are fixed, single use, little islands.
    • Even if you could generate apps on demand, it still wouldn't fix the problems of the app model.

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