This paper argues that humanities computing was more or less interdisciplinary in its earlier stage, applying new methods and epistemological approaches drawn from mathematics and computing to areas of concern in the humanities such as textual analysis. However, this did not generate a new academic field – instead DH developed into a potentially transdisciplinary methodological commons – a sub-tier of methodological competencies that moves between epistemologies. In a second stage, DH began investigating the limits and possibilities of computing and algorithmic approaches from the perspective of the critical humanities. This led to questioning the powers and limits of academic institutions, and a push for the open sharing of data and the democratization of scholarship. DH developments have been characterized by a progression from problem to problem in real world contexts, producing highly distributed and transient forms of knowledge production pushing past boundaries of academic institutions. The paper goes on to show how Singapore Studies has been incorporating digital humanities across a wide range of fields. I introduce recent projects and collaborative platforms and discuss the use of digital humanities technologies by museums and local artists. Featured platforms include the Singapore Historical GIS (shgis.nus.edu.sg) and the Singapore Biographical Database (sbdb.nus.edu.sg). New fields of exploration include the environmental history of Singapore, the history of disease and contagion, and intersections with the creative arts.