https://richardleggett.com/categories/development/ Recent content in Development on richardleggett.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:38:26 +0000 https://richardleggett.com/2009/06/17/save_button_a_thing_of_the_past/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:38:26 +0000 https://richardleggett.com/2009/06/17/save_button_a_thing_of_the_past/ <p>This afternoon I caught a tweet from <a href="https://twitter.com/afovea">@afovea</a> which said <em>“Why is a floppy disc icon still indicative of ‘save’ … when was the last time you used a floppy disc?”</em>. He has a very good point, we are stuck with quite a few analogies which have since become anachronisms; no longer part of how we physically use hardware or software; even “files” and “folders” are struggling to migrate the generations, splinted by Spotlight and Windows Search. Why is it so hard to think up an alternative? I think one reason is that “saving” itself is an outdated concept that might need re-thinking as we become fully connected, all the time.</p>