[chef] Re: Re: dry-run / no-op mode

[Adam Jacob < >]

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jon stuart wrote:
> Thanks for explaining your reservations about dry-run.

<.. snip super great use case description ..>

> I'd be happy with the potential for a dry-run mode to be optimistic and
> sometimes inaccurate if it helps save me from myself. Given the
> precedent of dry-run modes in other complex tools I'd like to believe
> it's not just my capacity for forgetfulness and oversight that makes
> them useful, other people think so too :-)

Thanks for the answer, Jon.  It certainly tilted me a bit back in favor
of adding a dry run mode. :)

Anyone else?

Adam

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