# How Square writes commit messages

DevFeed: [How Square writes commit messages](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-square-writes-commit-messages-15678.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/how-square-writes-commit-messages>)

Author: Logan Johnson

Published: 2017-04-18T17:51:45Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/writing.md>)

## AI overview

Square explains how effective commit messages communicate the context behind code changes. The guidance distinguishes commit messages from code comments and describes their value to reviewers and developers investigating past decisions.

## Source excerpt

Explain the change.