This is a really helpful overview, especially for people who aren’t yet familiar with how powerful Netlify’s deploy history actually is. Being able to access and lock specific deploys, compare snapshots, and quickly jump between branch or preview builds makes debugging and regression testing much easier. check out this article about this feature for guidance).
The idea of explicitly choosing which “state” of a project should be active is something we see across many technical workflows—similar to controlled execution environments like Vega X, where selecting the correct context or version is critical to avoid unintended behavior. Having permanent deploy URLs is also incredibly useful for testing and collaboration.
Great reference for anyone managing multiple branches or release workflows.