Tips for creating merge commits

I&rsquo;ve reviewed quite a few pull requests in recent years and I&rsquo;ve noticed some less-than-ideal practices when it comes to creating merge commits so I thought I&rsquo;d list some things you can do to make life a little easier for someone reviewing your code. Make the commit message as useful as possible A lot has been written about how to write good commit messages , but I rarely see the…