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Why I still hand write my commit messages

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Re: Why I still hand write my commit messages

#4

The only place that isn't reviewed. Little missives, stray thoughts, tiny research. And insurance for "Why not just tries."

I would love for there to be some way to review commit messages - and suggest changes - alongside reviewing the code itself

Re: Why I still hand write my commit messages

#5

The only place that isn't reviewed. Little missives, stray thoughts, tiny research. And insurance for "Why not just tries."

I would love for there to be some way to review commit messages - and suggest changes - alongside reviewing the code itself

These handcrafted 50- and 72-char messages end up squashed and forgotten. Somehow, this specific ephemerality is completely fine.