From:    Steve Litt <slitt@???>

Date:    Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:29:55 -0400

> 1. As directories get upwards of 500 files, lookup becomes slow, at
>    least on EXT4. If they're in a tree, you can typically have less
>    than 5o files or subdirectories in each directory, and lookup
>    becomes lightning fast.

In my limited understanding of file systems, Btrfs removes that
factor. Ext4 is the current default in most Linux releases. Btrfs is
optional and aimed to replace Ext4 as default.

Apparent conclusion: limit files/directory to 50 or so in Ext, or
shift to Btrfs.

> 2. Using the Linux hierarchical filesystem ...

Yes, a hierarchical structure is appealing and can be helpful.

> ... you won't need to remember whether you called it
> NovemberTrademarkNotebook or NovemberTradeMarkNoteBook.

Equivalent to November/trademark/notebook or
November/trade/mark/noteBook isn't it?

Remembering is imperfect. Another reason to keep methods "simple as
possible".

Regards,                       ... P.

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