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5.6 Best Practices for Local Repositories

Commit Practices​

  • Write clear, descriptive commit messages explaining what and why.
  • Commit often, but keep each commit focused on one logical change.
  • Use the imperative mood (e.g., “Add feature” not “Added feature”).

Branching Practices​

  • Create a new branch for each feature or fix.
  • Merge frequently to prevent large conflicts.
  • Use meaningful, consistent branch names like feature/login or fix/readme-typo.

General Tips​

  • Keep main clean and stable.

  • Use .gitignore to keep your repo tidy.

  • Tag versions to mark milestones:

    git tag v1.0