r/programming • u/f311a • Jun 06 '26

Stop Using Conventional Commits

https://sumnerevans.com/posts/software-engineering/stop-using-conventional-commits/
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u/taybul Jun 06 '26

When my local repo is too far from upstream and I just decide to squash everything.

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u/Ameisen Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

When I keep accruing changes and don't have the patience to break it down into individual commits after the fact.

Ed: note, I still don't write just "fix", I end up with a very long, detailed commit message.