Why Conventional Commits Is a Flawed Standard for Commit Messages

Summary

This article argues that Conventional Commits, a widely-used standard for formatting commit messages in software development, is a flawed and counterproductive practice. The author contends that the standard encourages developers to focus on the wrong aspects of version control (like formatting and categorization) rather than writing meaningful, descriptive commit messages. It claims Conventional Commits fails to deliver on its promises of improving changelog generation, semantic versioning, and developer communication, ultimately making commit history less useful and more bureaucratic.