Re: [PATCH] Implement git-staged, an alias for 'git diff --cached'.

From: Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com>
Date: Oct 29, 2008, 19:44 UTC
Message-ID: <C03E504F-50E8-4887-80CE-2C6B2F824B9E@wincent.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0810292022480.22125@pacific.mpi-cbg.de.mpi-cbg.de>

El 29/10/2008, a las 20:23, Johannes Schindelin escribió:

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> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Wincent Colaiuta wrote:
>
>> El 29/10/2008, a las 18:03, Johannes Schindelin escribió:
>>
>>> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Wincent Colaiuta wrote:
>>>
>>>> Git already has too many commands. Adding more is not going to  
>>>> clear
>>>> up newbie confusion, and will only waste time because people will
>>>> complain about it and ask why there is this kind of duplication.
>>>
>>> I completely disagree.  If the existing set of commands causes
>>> confusion, we need to deprecate those parts and add new commands.
>>> Even if we have a ton of commands already.
>>
>> The confusion isn't at the command level; it's at the switch/option
>> level. The solution isn't to add a new command.
>
> Seems that at leat one guy who does Git training disagrees with you,  
> _in
> addition_ to me.

That's what I call a "zero value" addition to the thread, seeing as anyone reading the thread _already_ knows the opinions of the participants who've posted.

Adding a separate command to an already overwhelming command set in order to address confusion about options to "git diff" is a case of "duct-tape UI design".

Wincent