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Re:Stop Using Conventional Commits by amadeuspagel on Friday June 05, 2026 @08:03PM (#48419963)
> Like the author is making a big deal that they think scope is more important than type. I may tend to agree, but I think the difference between "fix(compiler)" and "compiler fix" is not exactly a hill I'd be willing to die on.

The big deal is not that scope is more important then type, the big deal is that natural language allows you to formulate things to emphasize whatever you consider important, and by forcing everything into a specific format this information is lost. There's a reason we have formats like markdown and plaintext, not just JSON.

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Re:Stop Using Conventional Commits by hn_throwaway_99 on Saturday June 06, 2026 @02:15PM (#48427473)
Conventional Commits still have a free-form description section. The structure just introduces some standardized elements - and this is common in all types of written communication. Books have tables of contents, chapters have titles, letters have salutations, etc. etc.
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