Tips for creating merge commits
I’ve reviewed quite a few pull requests in recent years and I’ve noticed some less-than-ideal practices when it comes to creating merge commits so I thought I’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 advice applied to merge commits. They may not be the most exciting type of commit, but they’re still very important.