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Foundations: Update the description of what a good commit message explains #29001

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Maddily opened this issue Oct 24, 2024 · 0 comments
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Maddily commented Oct 24, 2024

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In the Commit Messages lesson, it's mentioned twice that a commit message should describe both the problem a change solves and how it solves it. I believe the 'how' part may be unnecessary.

In other words, a commit message describes what problem your changes solve and how it solves them.

Describe the problem your commit solves and how.

The article How to Write a Git Commit Message, listed in the assignment section, emphasizes that commit messages should focus on why a change is made, not how, as the code itself shows how the problem is solved. I agree with this point.

Let me know if you agree that the relevant sections of the lesson should be updated.

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https://www.theodinproject.com/lessons/foundations-commit-messages

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@Maddily Maddily changed the title Foundations: Update the description of what a good commit message does Foundations: Update the description of what a good commit message explains Oct 24, 2024
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