> Squash merges cut down the noise considerably. They do but they have their own issues. e.g. having to delete local branches using git branch -D instead of g

> Squash merges cut down the noise considerably. They do but they have their own issues. e.g. having to delete local branches using git branch -D instead of git branch -d and getting the protection from deleting unmerged work. I still agree that on balance annoyances like that might still be worth putting up with for larger teams with mixed skill levels.