I found these resources very helpful in learning to make better commit messages:
- http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html
- http://www.codeography.com/2015/02/17/great_commit_message.html
- http://robots.thoughtbot.com/5-useful-tips-for-a-better-commit-message
- http://rakeroutes.com/blog/deliberate-git/
The best take away was the because clause. Here is my guidelines (rule of thumbs) that I abide by:
- Subject line is 50 character or less