While I agree with your analysis, an alternative view is that a commit message in the imperative form would pair well with the code fix. With a bit of revision

While I agree with your analysis, an alternative view is that a commit message in the imperative form would pair well with the code fix. With a bit of revisionism it reads like a wizard's incantation: fix bug! ::code that fixes bug:: add feature! ::code that adds feature:: add documentation! ::comments etc.:: After all, in an ideal world, every code change would simply be the execution of the whiteboard/pencil-and-paper/planning that precedes it.