From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:04:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "Declare both git-switch and git-restore experimental"
Message-ID: <xmqqzfvvovva.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <920a0f61-d30b-49f1-87b3-fb947cb3c33d@app.fastmail.com>

"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <code@khaugsbakk.name> writes:

> The only reason why I ask is because I was vaguely aware of some
> discussions (don’t know how long ago) where someone was skeptical about
> changing one of the two experimental commands, and then someone else in
> turn expressed some frustration about this concern since they are after
> all marked experimental. And the context was some UI/UX problems with
> the command.

There was a discussion to further make "switch" deviate from
"checkout" by taking advantage of its experimental status [*1*], for
example.

Being marked as "EXPERIMENTAL" allows us to redefine the behaviour
in a way that would break existing users, like changing what the
"-c" option means completely (so that folks who are used to say
"switch -c blah" will be surprised next time they type that command,
but they cannot complain).  Once you remove the label, you no longer
have such a freedom to even imagine departing from the existing
behaviour (I wrote essentially the same thing before [*2*]).  Are we
ready to paint us into such a corner yet?  Is "switch/restore" perfect
and do not need departing changes anymore?


[References]

*1* https://lore.kernel.org/git/211021.86wnm6l1ip.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com/
*2* https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqzg6eocmi.fsf@gitster.g/