From: Wincent Colaiuta Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:44:58 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Implement git-staged, an alias for 'git diff --cached'. Message-ID: In-Reply-To: El 29/10/2008, a las 20:23, Johannes Schindelin escribió: > 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