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35. Semantic commits and changelog entries
Crafting clear commit messages and a demo changelog that explain what changed for a given demo state.
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Semantic commits and changelog entries
A semantic commit describes what changed and why, and a matching changelog entry explains that change for users.
"I want the next person (including future me) to understand what changed without reading the code."
Semantic commits use a short, structured message (type(scope): summary) to indicate intent; changelog entries translate commits into human-facing notes about user-visible changes.
"I want the next person (including future me) to understand what changed without reading the code."
Semantic commits use a short, structured message (type(scope): summary) to indicate intent; changelog entries translate commits into human-facing notes about user-visible changes.