I have a different opinion about favourite Git commit messages.

I think commits should be small steps that display the thought process of the author. Every individual commit should be self-explanatory. So the commit message should not describe (again) what the changes are but why it’s necessary. Sometimes the change is not self-explanatory and then I'd put a longer description below.

Somehow I came up with this on my own, so I'd be interested if it really makes sense or if others have a similar style.