I review my old Git commit messages. 🤦♂️ These messages are 💩.
If you're in over your head and don't know Git yet, let alone how to write good commit messages, check out these videos to learn the basics:
Learn Git and Github Part 1- • Learn Git and Github: Part 1- The ind...
Learn Git and Github Part 2- • Learn Git and Github: Part 2- The bes...
I dig deep into my GitHub account and evaluate some of my commit messages. Learn from my mistakes to start writing better commit messages. Your colleagues will love you, and you'll immediately become the life of every party (once parties are a thing people do again).
Check out the post that was the source of my evaluation criteria: https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/
Here are Chris's 7 tips:
1. Separate subject from body with a blank line
2. Limit the subject line to 50 characters
3. Capitalize the subject line
4. Do not end the subject line with a period
5. Use the imperative mood in the subject line
6. Wrap the body at 72 characters
7. Use the body to explain what and why vs. how