Commit-editmsg

Typing git commit -m "Fix the thing in the service layer that was causing the race condition between the producer and consumer threads..." is error-prone. You must craft the message before the editor opens. The COMMIT_EDITMSG workflow allows you to open the file, look at the diff (via git status comments), then write the perfect message.

flag often leads to shallow, one-line messages like "fixed bug." Opening the full COMMIT_EDITMSG file encourages you to follow the 50/72 rule COMMIT-EDITMSG