IMO it's primarily because it's a bad name. Names are important, as they reinforce your mental model.
Reduce means to take away.
But reduce isn't taking something away. It's combining multiple things into one -- squeezing multiple things together. Reduce is poor verb for that.
It should've been called squash. Just like squash-merge.
randyrand · · focus · HN ↗
Reduce means to take away.
But reduce isn't taking something away. It's combining multiple things into one -- squeezing multiple things together. Reduce is poor verb for that.
It should've been called squash. Just like squash-merge.