alt Hacker NewsThe use of the word "chore" in many users of conventional commits has always riled me. I've always tended to favour the "linux kernel"[0] style of commit subject, which thankfully gets a mention here.
[0] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v7.0/process/submitting-patc...
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gdevillers • today at 4:37 PM
I found an alternative word: "upkeep"
Same idea without the pejorative aspect.
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julik • today at 5:23 PM
It is bad terminology, yes. But also - a pretense that you know the overarching influence of a commit ahead of time, which you don't - but once you have conventional commits everyone on the team and the LLMs have to spend time/tokens inventing that stupid nomenclature.
jsve • today at 4:30 PM
You might enjoy Rich's take: https://richvdh.org/conventional-commits-considered-harmful....
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Completely agree, the attitude implied by “chore” is very off-putting to me. As if the rest should all be marked “fun” or “indifferent”. That kind of emotional judgement doesn’t belong in a commit message.