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Yodzilla
Apr 29, 2005

Now who looks even dumber?

Beef Witch
WHEN APPLIED THIS POST WILL EXPOSE ME AS A FIVE FIGGY FUCKTARD

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Bloody
Mar 3, 2013

commit messages should be past tense not imperative. that guide is trash

Gazpacho
Jun 18, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
Slippery Tilde
past tense wastes characters. it's a p good guide

PleasingFungus
Oct 10, 2012
idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

Bloody posted:

commit messages should be past tense not imperative. that guide is trash

:wrong:

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

Bloody posted:

commit messages should be past tense not imperative. that guide is trash

fritz posted:

when
your
git is a mess
but you can't pipe thru less
that's our bloody

jony neuemonic
Nov 13, 2009

Bloody posted:

commit messages should be past tense not imperative. that guide is trash

imperative makes sense to me. each commit is a patch that will <do whatever>.

DaTroof
Nov 16, 2000

CC LIMERICK CONTEST GRAND CHAMPION
There once was a poster named Troof
Who was getting quite long in the toof

jony neuemonic posted:

imperative makes sense to me. each commit is a patch that will <do whatever>.

dammit they call it history for a reason

Mao Zedong Thot
Oct 16, 2008


hot take: both are fine

probably imperative is better tho

Mao Zedong Thot
Oct 16, 2008


I have a coworker who does the

  • fix
  • fix
  • fix
  • fix
  • fix
  • ...

thing with his commits, but 1) it's not actually code i work on 2) he smooshes @ merge time and writes really great longform comments

I'm conflicted :ohdear:

jony neuemonic
Nov 13, 2009

DaTroof posted:

dammit they call it history for a reason

i mean, it's not a religious thing. in real life i just do whatever my team does.

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

jony neuemonic posted:

imperative makes sense to me. each commit is a patch that will <do whatever>.

im about to blow ur mind

functional commit message

Gazpacho
Jun 18, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
Slippery Tilde
The declarative simple present has been out of fashion in English since ~the 17th century but other languages still use it and its time for a comeback imo

Gazpacho
Jun 18, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
Slippery Tilde

carry on then posted:

im about to blow ur mind

functional commit message
German infinitive phrases

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cowboy beepboop
Feb 24, 2001

VOTE YES ON 69 posted:

I have a coworker who does the

  • fix
  • fix
  • fix
  • fix
  • fix
  • ...

thing with his commits, but 1) it's not actually code i work on 2) he smooshes @ merge time and writes really great longform comments

I'm conflicted :ohdear:

if they squash and force push the branch at merge time and write a great commit that's good and fine

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