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+title: Don't delete my commit messages
+date: 2024-05-11
+permalink: archive/2024/05/11/don-t-delete-my-commit-messages
+tags:
+    - software-development
+    - git
+cta: ~
+snippet: |
+    Please don't squash my commits and delete my commit messages.
+---
+
+Another reason I don't like squashing commits within pull/merge request is losing detail within the commit messages.
+
+As someone who usually writes detailed commit messages that explain why the change is being made, any gotchas or alternative approaches that were tried, etc, I want that information to be retained.
+
+Previously, when working on a team and doing merge/pull requests, when merging a feature or release branch, either the tool or reviewer would delete all the messages from the squashed commits.
+
+The time I spent writing the messages was wasted, and the information was lost.
+
+I'd rather [keep the original commits intact][yesterday] but, if you need to squash commits, please don't remove the previous messages as they could be useful in the future.
+
+People can see the changes by viewing the commits, but the information within the commit messages are valuable, too.
+
+[yesterday]: {{site.url}}/archive/2024/05/10/optimise-for-revertability