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Post #7576, on Dec 23, 2025 in TG
The Thinker Statue Contemplating What to Write in Git Commit Message
Description
A meme showing Rodin's famous bronze sculpture 'The Thinker' photographed from a low angle against a dramatic cloudy sky at sunset/golden hour. Above the statue in bold black text on white background reads 'git commit -m "' with an opening smart/curly quote, leaving the commit message conspicuously blank. A gray watermark 'DESCONOCIDX CIENTIFICX' appears across the image. The joke captures the universal developer experience of sitting in deep contemplation trying to write a meaningful commit message after making changes, paralyzed by the need to summarize their work concisely. The Thinker's classic pose of deep philosophical meditation perfectly mirrors the developer's struggle
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10 minutes writing code, 20 minutes thinking of a commit message, 30 seconds typing 'fix stuff' anyway
“ is not a valid POSIX string-enclosing character Comment deleted
but a perfectly valid commit message Comment deleted
exactly Comment deleted
git commit -amwip && git push Comment deleted
"some bug fixes" Comment deleted
💪 git commit --amend --no-edit 💪 Comment deleted
😎 Comment deleted
Just use one line where you just have "fix?" Comment deleted
git commit -m "asggdsssdf" Comment deleted