From 221f8c4a865c9bcae10f39ed5c92acf19c6bac27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hannah Wolfe Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2020 16:10:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md - commit messages = why --- .github/CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md index eafcc13056..6a24b2b621 100644 --- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ We have a handful of simple standards for commit messages which help us to gener - **1st line:** Max 80 character summary written in past tense - **2nd line:** [Always blank] - **3rd line:** `refs/closes #000` or `no issue` -- **4th line:** Whatever you want. Any extra details can be included from here +- **4th line:** Why this change was made - the code includes the what, the commit message should describe the context of why - why this, why now, why not something else? If your change is **user-facing** please prepend the first line of your commit with **an emoji key**. We are following [gitmoji](https://gitmoji.carloscuesta.me/).