Some software engineers can be fanatical and rule-bound; commit etiquette is merely one milieu where rigid thinking can be applied, and with the usual detriment

Some software engineers can be fanatical and rule-bound; commit etiquette is merely one milieu where rigid thinking can be applied, and with the usual detriment. I applaud the author for presenting a clear case how reality is more complex than many beginning to intermediate developers would like it to be when it comes to commit history.