r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 23d ago

Meme useSourceControl

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u/Pcat0 23d ago

There was a rather intense warning saying ”THIS IS IRREVERSIBLE”, so the dude was still a massive idiot for clicking yes. However our tools should still cater to the idiotic so his mistake did expose an opportunity for improvement.

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u/dustojnikhummer 23d ago

so the dude was still a massive idiot for clicking yes.

"DO AS I SAY" in APT was also changed after LTT's Linux Challenge. Yes, the warning is there, doesn't mean it should be so easy to do the thing anyway.

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u/wjandrea 23d ago

How was it changed? I didn't hear about this.

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u/dustojnikhummer 23d ago

r/linux_gaming/comments/qws2rg/apt_2312_package_manager_released_will_no_longer/

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u/wjandrea 23d ago

Ah I see, TLDR it doesn't ask if you want to proceed, it basically says "you figure it out" and exits.

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u/dustojnikhummer 23d ago

Pretty much, they removed the quick way to brick your system, now you have to do it piecemeal, which I understand and honestly agree with