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title: BetterCommitMessages
updated: 2017-06-21 20:45
author: rick
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After 15 years of writing code and commit messages it suddenly struck me, that I write useless commit messages. Some good references I found are from [Chris Beams](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/) and [Caleb Thompson](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/5-useful-tips-for-a-better-commit-message). This page will display my renewed mindset about commit messages: