I’ve written an article that should be of interest here. I’m identifying a movement in computing that I’m calling “Data-First”:
I see it as enclosed within the broader umbrella of Malleable Systems.
Data-First Principles:
- End-user computing: easy as a spreadsheet
- App-free: an OS or a browser only
- Data-focused: viewing, editing, structuring, laying out and navigating
- Live data: the system or someone else may change it while you’re looking
- Local-First: no silos; generic data and update servers connecting local data
(Apologies for the logo - it was an AI experiment that I dropped into the article and now it’s all over the place!)