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> In this way, we can safely learn git via trial & errors.

Thinking about this and I realize it could be beneficial in a lot of software. No one RTFMs anymore, and giving them the ability to trial and error makes sense. I know I appreciate it (pushing buttons to see what happens), but I’m not sure how common this approach is in general.

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Being able to undo an action is is actually a general usability principle that has been around at least since the 1980s :-).

The Humane Interface, a book on UIs by J. Raskin, talks about the importance of undo/redo.

Fair enough, I should have been clearer. I’m thinking about extending it to CRUD apps for example. I haven’t personally seen any do that, and it might get really involved due to dependencies, integrations, etc.

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