Why do we still follow the 'Folder' metaphor?
telemachos: Well, in a way, doesn't Apple's Spotlight provide a kind of tag/search based file system?For what it's worth, my answer to your actual question is that for a large number of people and cases, the folder metaphor works well. You have individual items (files, pictures, songs, etc.) which belong in one bin. When you want that item, you open that bin. It's a real-life scenario that we all make use of every day (consider a refrigerator or a drawer with clothing, for example)I'm not saying it's perfect, and certainly it would often be better or easier to be able to say "show me all the files that are (1) in Ruby and (2) have a certain method name" rather than "show me all the files in this bin." But folders are not too complex and cover a lot of essential cases.