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by garrettgrimsley 2967 days ago
Version control only answers "what happened?" not "why did this happen?"
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pm215 2967 days ago
"Why" is what commit messages are for (and also comments); quality of commit message is worth checking in code review while the details are still fresh in everybody's minds...
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baq 2963 days ago
so i have to run blame just to figure out why something happened? i usually ask for explanations both in comments and commit messages.
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