My favourite Git commit (2019)

1. Git

   1 309 54,789 10.0 C

   Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.

   

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

3. feedback

   2 15 73 9.7 Go

   golang webapp framework (rails inspired) with WASM, Effortless Migrations, Simple SQL that's NOT gorm, and Ultimate Routing Control (by andrewarrow)

   

   I stated using gofakeit's "hackerphrase" for all commit messages.

   https://github.com/andrewarrow/feedback/commits/main/

   hp | git commit -a -F -

   hp is a golang binary that just spits out a hacker phrase. I have this aliased with the letter q for "quick" so I'm always checking in stuff with q return push done.

4. KE-complex_modifications

   3 19 0 0.0

   Karabiner-Elements complex_modifications rules

   

   This bad commit message keeps resurfacing on HN front page like beach litter. I would just go with "Remove non-breaking space characters" instead of writing a Russian novel. Also, if you're on macOS just use a Karabiner rule [0] that converts all non-breaking space characters to regular space characters to prevent yourself from accidentally typing it out.

   [0] https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/#nonbreaking_space

5. nextest

   4 19 2,438 9.9 Rust

   A next-generation test runner for Rust.

   

   > On my work I make 1-15 commits a day. If I have to spend thought cycles on the commit message, that is time that goes from other productive endeavours.

   I make roughly that many commits a day as well. If something's easy to understand I'll put in a simple commit message (e.g. [1]), but I do put in the effort for more complicated ones.

   [1] https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest/commit/efd194b2e1d8d61...

   [2] https://github.com/oxidecomputer/omicron/commit/b07a8f593325...

6. omicron

   5 10 285 9.9 Rust

   Omicron: Oxide control plane

   

   > On my work I make 1-15 commits a day. If I have to spend thought cycles on the commit message, that is time that goes from other productive endeavours.

   I make roughly that many commits a day as well. If something's easy to understand I'll put in a simple commit message (e.g. [1]), but I do put in the effort for more complicated ones.

   [1] https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest/commit/efd194b2e1d8d61...

   [2] https://github.com/oxidecomputer/omicron/commit/b07a8f593325...

7. dmd

   6 155 3,122 9.9 D

   dmd D Programming Language compiler

   

   Not completely on topic (if you read TFA) but my favorite Git commit is by compiler badass and HN frequenter, where he checks in an entire C compiler to the D language repo:

   https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/12507

   https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27102584

8. vc-msg

   7 5 78 2.4 Emacs Lisp

   Show commit message of current line in Emacs

   

   Of course Emacs has a mode for it:

   https://github.com/redguardtoo/vc-msg

9. SaaSHub

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10. gh-ph

    8 1 11 5.8 Shell

    `gh-ph` is a GitHub CLI extension and a GitHub Action that puts commit history into your pull request description

    

    > Everything they talk about in this article is what is great about the _rest_ of the commit message, which, given modern tools, is _almost never_ seen by anyone.

    This was why I created gh-ph [1].

    [1] https://github.com/Frederick888/gh-ph

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