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How to Write Useful Commit Messages (refactoringenglish.com)
1 point by mtlynch 9 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Author here.

The vast majority of guides online about writing commit messages focus on superficial details like how long the title is allowed to be.

I think it's important to have a consistent style, but those details are much less important than communicating the right details in a commit message and presenting them in a way that makes it easy for teammates and clients to consume the information.

Happy to answer any questions or respond to feedback about this post.




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