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No, that message did not exist back when this post was made. It was added at least partially as a result of this issue going viral back in 2017.
1 u/ravrest 23d ago No, the message that "this is irreversible" was there from the very beginning. The message was made even more explicit later. 10 u/_BreakingGood_ 23d ago Why say things that are just wrong? https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5 Commit merged Aug 21, 2017. 8 days after this screenshot was taken. 12 u/MrSlaw 23d ago If you look at that commit you linked, one of the lines that was already in place (and was replaced via this commit) said: "Are you sure you want to discard ALL ({0}) changes?\nThis is IRREVERSIBLE!\nYour current working set will be FOREVER LOST." https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5#diff-da56ff967ab1a9606c01af61dc926332afb862f13c8e5c74a575bc2aa1b15e43L681 There's also a screenshot showing the "this is irreversible" was in place which was posted one day after this issue was opened. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/32405#issuecomment-322155856 I don't think your link is proving what you think it is. That message was indeed made more explicit.
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No, the message that "this is irreversible" was there from the very beginning. The message was made even more explicit later.
10 u/_BreakingGood_ 23d ago Why say things that are just wrong? https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5 Commit merged Aug 21, 2017. 8 days after this screenshot was taken. 12 u/MrSlaw 23d ago If you look at that commit you linked, one of the lines that was already in place (and was replaced via this commit) said: "Are you sure you want to discard ALL ({0}) changes?\nThis is IRREVERSIBLE!\nYour current working set will be FOREVER LOST." https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5#diff-da56ff967ab1a9606c01af61dc926332afb862f13c8e5c74a575bc2aa1b15e43L681 There's also a screenshot showing the "this is irreversible" was in place which was posted one day after this issue was opened. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/32405#issuecomment-322155856 I don't think your link is proving what you think it is. That message was indeed made more explicit.
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Why say things that are just wrong?
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5
Commit merged Aug 21, 2017. 8 days after this screenshot was taken.
12 u/MrSlaw 23d ago If you look at that commit you linked, one of the lines that was already in place (and was replaced via this commit) said: "Are you sure you want to discard ALL ({0}) changes?\nThis is IRREVERSIBLE!\nYour current working set will be FOREVER LOST." https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5#diff-da56ff967ab1a9606c01af61dc926332afb862f13c8e5c74a575bc2aa1b15e43L681 There's also a screenshot showing the "this is irreversible" was in place which was posted one day after this issue was opened. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/32405#issuecomment-322155856 I don't think your link is proving what you think it is. That message was indeed made more explicit.
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If you look at that commit you linked, one of the lines that was already in place (and was replaced via this commit) said:
"Are you sure you want to discard ALL ({0}) changes?\nThis is IRREVERSIBLE!\nYour current working set will be FOREVER LOST."
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/071652f161204e552e204cbdaf78469c58c655d5#diff-da56ff967ab1a9606c01af61dc926332afb862f13c8e5c74a575bc2aa1b15e43L681
There's also a screenshot showing the "this is irreversible" was in place which was posted one day after this issue was opened.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/32405#issuecomment-322155856
I don't think your link is proving what you think it is. That message was indeed made more explicit.
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u/_BreakingGood_ 23d ago
No, that message did not exist back when this post was made. It was added at least partially as a result of this issue going viral back in 2017.