P: 'Save with history'

What you're asking for is more like saving an OS VM state to disk so that it can be loaded again later. It is possible, but it far from a trivial change and the files would be huge.

A variety, from various web, script, dynamically compiled languages to traditional compiled ones. But such experience is not required to see that if an application can provide history functionality in the current document, it can save that same history and restore upon reopening. It is essentially restoring a memory state, which is done by dozens of applications.

»One can lose hundreds if not thousands of strokes once a file is closed.«
You have set your History to more than a thousand steps?

»Arguments about laborious manual alternatives or RAM or disk space are ridiculous. Programmatically, the change is relatively trivial.«
What programming experience do you have that entitles you to make that assessment?

Exactly. This is an obvious and large deficiency in PS. I want a new WYSIWYG: What You Save Is What You Get. If I save an image with a long history, then close it, I should see that same history when I open it again. Arguments about laborious manual alternatives or RAM or disk space are ridiculous. Programmatically, the change is relatively trivial. If I want to use resources to accomplish it, that should be my choice, and the default. The opened file should take up no more RAM than it did before I saved and closed it, and disk space is cheap.

In retouching - it's impossible to save every brush stroke on a different layer. One can lose hundreds if not thousands of strokes once a file is closed. Yes, you can throw out everything and start over - or work in small sections on individual laters.

But it's really horrible to not be able to go backwards step-by-step on any given file after having closed it. I'd gladly sacrifice memory and or disk space to get true step by step history reproduction from start to finish - as an option - when I required it. It's already there when the file is open - a SAVE option isn't rocket science.

how come this idea is dumb when in case u r using third party ad-dons. Most of the people adhere to this idea of Non Destructive Workflow only but it has limitations too.

Though I started this Topic, I now fully believe in using a non destructive workflow.
Sorry for starting this topic, I know better now! It's a dumb idea.
What did I know, 2 years ago...
With smart objects, smart filters, layer masks and layer comps, anything can be undone.

Though Photoshop is a great tool but I think it would be great if we could retain the history of a project. I would make myself clear this way... If I'm working on a project and for the reason I have to save and quit the application. when I return back and reopen the same project all the previous history is gone. It starts where I left off but still the history is all blank no details of previous session.

When I (re)open a PSD file in Photoshop it would be really nice if the History was still available.
Can my History (like 40 History states) be saved in my PSD file?