Szymon Kaliski

Fractality of Software Tools

  • Notion, Roam, Muse, file systems feel "fractal":

    • blocks within blocks in Notion
    • boards within boards in Muse
    • bullet points within bullet points Roam
    • folders within folders in file system
  • hash-maps are also fractal

  • Figma is not fractal - tabs, canvases and layers are all different things, and can't be nested ad infinitum

  • fractal tools seem to give more freedom, but at a cost - how to Orient Myself in these possibly infinite structures (also mentioned in Places in Software)

Backlinks

  1. 2022-07-22Second-Order Tool Building1
  2. 2022-01-04Pixel Space and Tools1
  3. 2021-02-07Canvas for Thinking1
  4. 2020-12-13Orientation in Fractal Software1