I think this might be one of those cases where improving the ergonomics of it greatly affects this sort of thing. I use magit[1] on emacs and I can pull up logs

I think this might be one of those cases where improving the ergonomics of it greatly affects this sort of thing. I use magit[1] on emacs and I can pull up logs with 1-2 actions, and when used with a split-pane setup, navigating the logs on one pane (with keyboard-based navigation) instantly displays the commit (message and diffs) on the other pane. So I browse logs on an almost daily basis---not just of my colleagues' commits when I'm trying to familiarize myself with what's moved in the meantime, but also my own commits. [1] https://magit.vc/ https://magit.vc/