Git Commit Messaging

and why format matters

Dave Bletsch
Nov 5 · 6 min read

“…organization will set you free.”

— Alton Brown, Good Eats

For the longest time, I’ve been particular (for lack of a better term) — I always sleep on the left (stage left) side of the bed, I squeegee the bathroom walls every time I shower, the labels of everything in my kitchen cabinets face the same way. Tidiness gives me a sense of comfort, a sense of correctness, a sense of completion. More importantly, a lack of tidiness makes me feel quite the opposite.

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