As a project drags on, my git commit messages get less and less informative

This is the premise of Chris Beams’s August 2014 blog post [How to Write a Git Commit Message]i(https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/) and it’s worth reading. It speaks to the many problems I have with my own commit messages and offers up seven rules for changing your bad habits and making you a better collaborator.

  1. Separate subject from body with a blank line
  2. Limit the subject line to 50 characters
  3. Capitalize the subject line
  4. Do not end the subject line with a period
  5. Use the imperative mood in the subject line
  6. Wrap the body ay 72 characters
  7. Use the body to explain what and why vs. how

Chris took these from several other places but presents them here in a very well thought out blog/article with examples.

Worth the read, and re-read a few cycles later.