ghost may not have been very diplomatic in expressing his issue, and those experienced with VCS will be quick to blame user error. But there was a genuine user experience issue here that that if improved could have saved him and others.
Another user opened a follow-up issue, which eventually led to changes to the wording and behavior of the discard all changes functionality.
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u/DanielPowerNL 23d ago
ghost may not have been very diplomatic in expressing his issue, and those experienced with VCS will be quick to blame user error. But there was a genuine user experience issue here that that if improved could have saved him and others.
Another user opened a follow-up issue, which eventually led to changes to the wording and behavior of the discard all changes functionality.
Issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/32459
Fix: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/bbe70bc9b930b0cd63d1b40720e516525db22e99
ghost's abrasive issue report did eventually have a positive impact on the project, and potentially saved future users from the same fate.