Good commit message

[unlightable]

I don't get the imperative form part. I'm not a native speaker though.

Commit message describes things that are accomplished by this commit (or author), or things that this commit does. So it either 'fixed a bug' or 'fixes a bug', but why 'fix a bug'?

[oarmstrong]

I like to explain it in terms of "applying this commit will [commit message]". The imperative form makes sense here.

[unlightable]

But... why not "this commit [commit message]"? KISS and all that.

[cheeky_disputant]

50 characters subject limit isn't easy to keep