Why I Chose Obsidian for Long-Term Note‑Taking: Local‑First, Bidirectional Links, and the New v1.13.0
The article recounts a programmer's migration from Notion to Obsidian, detailing how local‑first storage, bidirectional linking, the Dataview plugin, and recent v1.13.0 updates make Obsidian a durable, scriptable knowledge base while also outlining its limitations for real‑time collaboration and rich‑text formatting.
