How to Write Useful Commit Messages

Effective commit messages simplify the code review process and aid long-term code maintenance. Unfortunately, commit messages don&rsquo;t get much respect, so the world is littered with useless messages like Fix bug or Update UI . There&rsquo;s no widespread agreement about what makes a good commit message or why it&rsquo;s useful, so I&rsquo;m sharing my thoughts based on my 20 years of…