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0 pointslayer811mo ago0 comments

It's interesting, because "chore" to me has strong connotations of "tedious, unpleasant".

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Right. It derives from the idea that programmers are supposed to find "solving interesting problems" pleasant. On the other hand, boring, repetitive tasks are called "chores".

layer8OP11mo ago

I don’t find it appropriate nor useful to place such a sentiment in a commit message, much less as a standard tag.

skc11mo ago

It's a nerdy colloquialism. ie, it's not that serious

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