Dave, Really good Question, I think the filter model arises and comes to the surface because of the tiddler as the basic unit of information. Basically filters are about selecting lists. Everything and Nothing in new in computing, Lists are sets, and a vast part of computing is set manipulation, I remember using a 5th Generation report programming language decades ago that operated in a similar way, you would name what you wanted listed, the order and the software replies. No need to code the loops and the exit criteria making it a non procedural language, but then tiddlers makes it a little like an object oriented programming language, but then it behaves like a Website and leverages Browser technology and standards.
To me it is not the filter system itself but how you can build upon it, how universally it can be applied, how much TW can be configured, the User Interface customisability and the fact that the whole "kit and caboodle" exists in your hands, and possibly in a single file. I think this combination is unique, TW5 has taken over my world! Regards Tony On Monday, 12 November 2018 02:52:40 UTC+11, Dave wrote: > > This is more just a curiosity question about tiddlywiki development > history. As I slowly learn how to use the filters in filter lists as logic > controls it's dawned on me that this seems pretty unique, but what do I > know, I've never taken a computer programming course in my life (I'm just a > coding groupie, ha ha). > > Is this type of logical control unique to TW5, or are there other esoteric > languages (like Haskell (just a random guess) that use similar methods? > > If it is unique, how likely is it that this will catch on in other areas > of computing? Will TW5 "take over the world"? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/58665867-8933-431b-99c6-14021ce0ed69%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
