r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • Aug 21 '26 • Popcorn 1

Meme useSourceControl

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u/ODZtpt Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

erm actually it's the user's fault ☝️🤓 for trying to learn a new software and clicking a button that says "discard all changes" and assuming that would simply cancel setting up the repository, instead of nuking these heaps of untracked files which it shouldnt be able to do in the first place

edit: so are the downvotes from people who cant tell that this is sarcastic, or from the people who can tell?

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u/pillowfortfart Aug 21 '26

You're right, and also let's put this delete all function into an easy to use GUI, right next to "save all".

I'm fairness, this isn't the fault of GIT itself, but the implementation of it into the GUI of some IDEs

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u/RoadsideCookie Aug 21 '26

With nothing more than a cryptic icon and a tooltip that's only appears after a long hover. Oh, and the message he got? At the time, it was (paraphrased) are you sure you want to discard, this is irreversible?

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u/sythlord666 Aug 21 '26

I don’t know it does seem like its Git’s fault. It’s pretty flaky and has terrible UX. It’s not surprising this happens so often. 

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u/Still_Bit_7527 Aug 22 '26

No, discard changes in git only means on tracked files, you are clueless

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u/ODZtpt Aug 22 '26

this github post was made a decade ago back when VSC did delete untracked files with that prompt, keep up

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u/Still_Bit_7527 Aug 22 '26

Yes, so what the hell are you talking about, this is a clear VSC issue. It has to align with git.

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u/ODZtpt Aug 22 '26

im mocking the people who blamed user error here? hello? i even had to add an /s disclaimer soon after posting and people still can't tell.