Commit messages: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:01, 23 February 2025

Frequently used commit messages for work in progress commits, before squashing into a smaller number of commits for pull request and merge.

chores are for computers, not humans
- in the industry there seems to be an ugly trend away from automation of mindless repetitive tasks, or a normalisation of doing them manually
- smells like a trust issue originating with certain individuals who feel insecure unless pulling knobs and levers themselves
- exacerbated by low performers content with jumping through hoops as automation requires skill
put whatever you like, with a jira reference
- ideally focus on what is being achieved from a user pov

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+== WIP messages ==
 Frequently used commit messages for work in progress commits, before squashing into a smaller number of commits for pull request and merge.
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 * conciser
 * experimentally
-* more in https://github.com/combatopera/Leytonium/blob/trunk/leytonium/git_completion.bash
+See https://github.com/combatopera/Leytonium/blob/trunk/leytonium/git_completion.bash for a more exhaustive list.
+== Conventional commits ==
+* chores are for computers, not humans
+** in the industry there seems to be an ugly trend away from automation of mindless repetitive tasks, or a normalisation of doing them manually
+** smells like a trust issue originating with certain individuals who feel insecure unless pulling knobs and levers themselves
+** exacerbated by low performers content with jumping through hoops as automation requires skill
+* put whatever you like, with a jira reference
+** ideally focus on what is being achieved from a user pov
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