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A Note About Git Commit Messages
I want to take a moment to elaborate on what makes a well formed commit message. I think the best practices for commit message formatting is one of the little details that makes Git great. Understandably, some of the first commits to rails.git have messages of the really-long-line variety, and I want to expand on why…
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Software EngineeringTools & Productivity2011
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jan 7, 2011 | A Note About Git Commit Messages by sant0sk1 | 104 | 54 |
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