How to Write Useful Commit Messages

Author here.

The vast majority of guides online about writing commit messages focus on superficial details like how long the title is allowed to be.

I think it's important to have a consistent style, but those details are much less important than communicating the right details in a commit message and presenting them in a way that makes it easy for teammates and clients to consume the information.

Happy to answer any questions or respond to feedback about this post.