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Dev tools · January 14, 2016

Commit Comments – build commit messages in code comments

Build commit message in the comments of your code. Contribute to jryio/commit-comments development by creating an account on GitHub.

Commit Comments – build commit messages in code comments launched on January 14, 2016 with 31 votes, #1,961 of 4,523 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Commit Comments is a development tool that allows developers to write commit messages directly within code comments. The tool integrates the message-writing process into the coding workflow, letting contributors document their changes as they write code rather than composing messages separately. It is designed for developers who want to streamline their version control process.

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