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\ud83d\ude4c Howdy! This piece is a part of my 2018 Year in Review (read the context)<\/a> \u2192<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Emoji log<\/a> is a new way to write your Git Commit Messages. I like emoji. I like \u2019em a lot. Programming, code, geeks, nerds, open source, all of that is inherently dull and sometimes boring. I improve that by using Emoji.<\/p>\n

I also am a big fan of the Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY) philosophy and believe writing better Git commit messages\u2014ones that are contextual enough to serve as a changelog for your open source software\u2014is an important component of DRY.<\/p>\n

One of the many workflows I’ve written is Emoji-Log<\/a>, a straightforward, open source Git commit log standard. It improves the developer experience (DX) by using emoji to create better Git commit messages. For more check out my article on OpenSource.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Emoji-Log’s philosophy<\/h3>\n

Instead of memorizing hundreds of emoji<\/a>, I’ve learned it’s better to keep the categories small and general. Here’s the philosophy that guides writing commit messages with Emoji-Log:<\/p>\n

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  1. IMPERATIVE: <\/strong>Make your Git commit messages imperative. Write commit message like you’re giving an order.
    \n\u2014 Use \u2705 Add<\/strong> instead of \u274c Added<\/strong>.
    \n\u2014 Use \u2705 Create<\/strong> instead of \u274c Creating<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. RULES: <\/strong>A small number of categories are easy to memorize. Nothing more, nothing less. There are only six types of Emoji log. One should only use these six types and nothing else. Which are
    \n\u2192 \ud83d\udce6 NEW<\/strong>: [Git Commit Message goes here]
    \n\u2192 \ud83d\udc4c IMPROVE<\/strong>: [Git Commit Message goes here]
    \n\u2192 \ud83d\udc1b FIX<\/strong>: [Git Commit Message goes here]
    \n\u2192 \ud83d\udcd6 DOC<\/strong>: [Git Commit Message goes here]
    \n\u2192 \ud83d\ude80 RELEASE<\/strong>: [Git Commit Message goes here]
    \n<\/strong>\u2192 \u2705 TEST<\/strong>: [Git Commit Message goes here]<\/li>\n
  3. ACTIONS: <\/strong>Make Git commits based on actions you take. Use a good editor like VSCode<\/a> to commit the right files with commit messages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \ud83c\udf1f I recommend that you check out and Star the Emoji-log repo \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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