The hiding of file formats behind the application isn't new, but that doesn't make them go away. Should the app ever die, necessitating a migration, then the file formats will suddenly become painfully relevant again.
We need a universal file format similar to plaintext but has standards-based extensions for storing data in that all applications can extract to. That way software can finally achieve paper's universality.
It's the first step on the road to making information technology truly worthy of the name. The next would be easy-to-use programming platforms. Like Excel or Visual Basic but not shitty.
We need a universal file format similar to plaintext but has standards-based extensions for storing data in that all applications can extract to. That way software can finally achieve paper's universality.
It's the first step on the road to making information technology truly worthy of the name. The next would be easy-to-use programming platforms. Like Excel or Visual Basic but not shitty.