I mostly agree, though if I could only have “what” or “why” I would choose “why” every time. To me this is similar to describing the problem in product design.

I mostly agree, though if I could only have “what” or “why” I would choose “why” every time. To me this is similar to describing the problem in product design. I wish the “why” was more often concise enough to be the prominent feature in a commit, because commits are difficult/annoying to amend (I’d be surprised if more than a couple people where I work knew how) and if something is going to be left out, it is the “why”.