6–11 Sept 2025
Technische Universität Berlin
Europe/Berlin timezone

The Art of a Good Commit Message

7 Sept 2025, 17:25
10m
Room 1

Room 1

Fast Track Talk Main

Speaker

David Edmundson (KDE)

Description

The commit message is as important as the code patch that goes along with it. It sets the tone for the rest of the merge request.

In this thinly veiled rant, we go over what makes a good commit message for both maintainers and future archeologists.

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