From: Thomas Koch <thomas@koch.ro>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:06:09 GMT
Subject: Re: How to make devs write better commit messages
Message-ID: <201112070806.09539.thomas@koch.ro>
In-Reply-To: <CAOJsP-X0ZWT5HLHcBc2FmhoMpWFOvEFADiM9jGZ9R1ctqHDJ9w@mail.gmail.com>

Joseph Huttner:
> The bottom line is that good commit messages are really important, so
> we should make it as easy as possible for developers to go ahead and
> write a perfect commit message every time they commit code.

I recently started to work with the code review system Gerrit[1]. First I did 
not pay attention to it, but later I was amazed that the commit message can 
(and should) be reviewed just like the code changes.

So if you're using a code review prozess (you should!) then also include the 
commit message in the review.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_%28software%29

Thomas Koch, http://www.koch.ro