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Discussion on: Do You Cuss In Your Commit Messages?

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Jason Huebel • Edited

I don't. Ever.

This is a life-rule that I apply to everything: If something could come back to embarrass me in the future (even 2 seconds from now), then I probably shouldn't say/do it. What you say on the Internet, in particular, is forever. Somewhere, someone has indexed your git commit message, tweet, Facebook post, etc.

I will readily admit this is difficult for me, though. I'm a high-functioning autistic. Filtering myself doesn't come naturally.

Anyway, I wish more people followed that rule. The Internet would be a nicer place for it.