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Exactly. People latch onto these perfunctory standards because it’s easier than understanding and clearly communicating the work they’ve done.
by jeremyjh 5mo ago
Exactly. People latch onto these perfunctory standards because it’s easier than understanding and clearly communicating the work they’ve done.
- c-hendricks 5mo agoOr they could be used as a stepping stone in teaching people the value of being able to summarize what they've done?
- jeremyjh 5mo agoHow does typing “fix:” or “feat:” get you a step closer to being thoughtful?
- c-hendricks 5mo agoTo be honest I'm not really sure. I'm also not really sure how tipping "fix:" or "feat:" means people are not understanding their work and performing perfunctory actions though.
- jeremyjh 5mo agoIt doesn't force that, but it gives them an out. They can type "fix: frobnicator bug" and think they've written a good commit message because it meets the standard.