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Commit description as a thinking tool

130 points · 78 comments · yedhukrishnan

  1. WD-42 · · focus · HN ↗
    Writing is thinking in every situation, not just limited to commit messages. This is a fact that I'm concerned people are forgetting, or worse never understood to begin with.
    1. ModernMech · · focus · HN ↗
      Did you think about this comment or are you just repeating something you heard and that’s been said in every discussion on HN about writing and AI?
      1. WD-42 · · focus · HN ↗
        I read the linked article, thought the idea was generalizable, and posted that thought. Something wrong with that?
        1. ModernMech · · focus · HN ↗
          "Writing is thinking" is being repeated all the time lately to the point it seems like a meme.
          1. WD-42 · · focus · HN ↗
            Does that make it untrue?
            1. ModernMech · · focus · HN ↗
              I would say probably most memeing is not really thought provoking or inducing. I agree most of the time writing can help collect one's thoughts but it can also be completely thoughtless. Probably what matters more is the specific process.
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