Re:Webfs: A Filesystem Built on Top of the Web
by mpweiher on Sunday January 05, 2020 @06:15AM
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This looks really cool.
> If you have ever thought "x can probably be used as a file system"
...you might also want to take a look at Storage Combinators[1]. Not quite the same problem space, but abstracting away a bit from both concrete filesystems and other storage mechanisms to get to a composable abstraction.
Note: I am the primary author, and also taking a good look at WebFS for further inspiration... :-)
> If you have ever thought "x can probably be used as a file system"
...you might also want to take a look at Storage Combinators[1]. Not quite the same problem space, but abstracting away a bit from both concrete filesystems and other storage mechanisms to get to a composable abstraction.
Note: I am the primary author, and also taking a good look at WebFS for further inspiration... :-)
[1] https://2019.splashcon.org/details/splash-2019-Onward-papers...