The Problem

I’ve been using Obsidian since 2021. When I started, Dataview was the best way to query my notes. I liked the use of inline fields, e.g. “Next::”, as it kept all of the information within the context of the note. I built a bunch of workflow around Dataview and these inline fields, and it has served me well. But…

I’ve noticed a lag in keystrokes when typing into pages with heavy Dataview queries, which includes my daily notes. Also Dataview is no longer undergoing active development. The developer is focused on developing a successor, “Datacore”, which offers much better performance, but a completely different way of defining queries.