The "files" mention in the title is misleading, the saves here are done server side, which is made clear in the explanation about version history.
And that's where I think the author either doesn't have a mental image that matches what the user sees, or they like metaphors that don't really apply to their product.
I don't think we'll have a generation that doesn't know what saving is anytime soon: gamers in particular will still be be familiar with juggling save points and restoring previous states. Even people spending most of their computing time on phones will still see commit and save buttons in photo editing applications for instance, or most edit screens.
Pushing a button to commit changes is probably familiar to everyone, the chalenge is how to convey the need to push it, and visibly making the button text orange doesn't seem to be enough.
And that's where I think the author either doesn't have a mental image that matches what the user sees, or they like metaphors that don't really apply to their product.
I don't think we'll have a generation that doesn't know what saving is anytime soon: gamers in particular will still be be familiar with juggling save points and restoring previous states. Even people spending most of their computing time on phones will still see commit and save buttons in photo editing applications for instance, or most edit screens.
Pushing a button to commit changes is probably familiar to everyone, the chalenge is how to convey the need to push it, and visibly making the button text orange doesn't seem to be enough.