Why I still hand write my commit messages

4 pointsposted 11 hours ago
by ingve

4 Comments

neerajmurarka

11 hours ago

I do the same. I see that AI can do it but for whatever reason, I feel compelled to write my own. I think the AI tends to write too much and when every commit looks wordy and long, they are a chore to look at later on.

turtleyacht

10 hours ago

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

jamietanna

10 hours ago

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

turtleyacht

10 hours ago

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