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Re: For how long will restore and switch be experimental

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 24, 2020, 18:38 UTC
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"Ramold, Felix" <Felix.Ramold@kuka.com> writes:
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> The features git-switch and git-restore where added in 2.23.  I
> think they are great and I want to use them frequently. Also teach
> colleagues.  However, they are still marked experimental, and may
> change. I don't want to learn or teach something that will likely
> change.  Can this be changed to stable?

We are still finding bugs in it, and the details of how they work may still change, so "will likely change" label still applies.

But we do not plan to say "ah, the experiment was a failure, and everybody has to unlearn that switch and restore ever existed" at all, so at this point it is safe to use it. You just need to be prepared to adjust your muscle memory in minor and still not anticipated ways.

Thanks.
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  1. Ramold, FelixAug 24, 2020
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2020

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