The longer I think about the differences between Zettlr/The Archive and Roam/Obsidian/Notion, the more I believe it fundamentally concerns the question of databases vs. files, and, in turn, the question "Are files and databases actually something different?"

(A thread; 1/10) I mean, yes, technically databases and files are something different, but fundamentally, similar principles apply. One may treat files as database records, and their ID are their unique paths. Similarly, you can also save lots of arbitrary data in a single database record. (2/10)

In light of mounting demands by users to incorporate more note taking and connection functionality into the app, I have begun reviewing scientific literature, because I want to do it right the first time, not wiggling to success. Actually, there are a lot of questions. In fact, I personally still don’t have something closely resembling a Zettelkasten, and that is because I somehow manage to find all I need rather quickly in my written excerpts. Despite many different opinions, this therefore seems one viable approach.