End-users have trouble sharing files on the cloud. Are these mistakes just random confusion from non-technical users? No: we show that there's a deep analogy to *programming* misconceptions! Surprised? Read more here: blog.brownplt.org/2025/08/25/c...
I had a sort of "reference" related problem when I first encountered the Macos "alias" (system 7.x). It wasn't a symbolic link a la unices, because you can move the target and the alias will continue to point to it ... across network mounts, as it damn well should.
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This definitely helps give language to better model user behavior.