From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wincent Colaiuta Subject: Re: [PATCH] Implement git-staged, an alias for 'git diff --cached'. Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:44:58 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20081029003931.GA7291@sigill.intra.peff.net> <1225241048-99267-1-git-send-email-dsymonds@gmail.com> <08FC4756-8890-449D-BB55-90E4761C9B93@wincent.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: David Symonds , git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com, Jeff King To: Johannes Schindelin X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Oct 29 20:46:52 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KvH0F-0007S8-QU for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:46:52 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754174AbYJ2Tpi convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753323AbYJ2Tpi (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:38 -0400 Received: from wincent1.inetu.net ([209.235.192.161]:60551 "EHLO wincent1.inetu.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754162AbYJ2Tph convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:37 -0400 Received: from cuzco.lan (225.pool85-53-3.dynamic.orange.es [85.53.3.225]) (authenticated bits=0) by wincent1.inetu.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m9TJiwO8027220 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:01 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: El 29/10/2008, a las 20:23, Johannes Schindelin escribi=F3: > Hi, > > On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Wincent Colaiuta wrote: > >> El 29/10/2008, a las 18:03, Johannes Schindelin escribi=F3: >> >>> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Wincent Colaiuta wrote: >>> >>>> Git already has too many commands. Adding more is not going to =20 >>>> 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, = =20 > _in > addition_ to me. That's what I call a "zero value" addition to the thread, seeing as =20 anyone reading the thread _already_ knows the opinions of the =20 participants who've posted. Adding a separate command to an already overwhelming command set in =20 order to address confusion about options to "git diff" is a case of =20 "duct-tape UI design". Wincent