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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm surprised there's not more discussion of the ~~git~~ GitHub co-author feature here.

A simple co-author line in the final commit sounds like an appropriate way to use the best final code while also giving due credit.

[–] JackbyDev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe that is just a GitHub feature. Trailers are not some special field in the commit, just things at the end of the commit message. Sort of like an email signature. (Not a great example, I know.) My point is that the use of trailers will vary from project to project.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Good point!

It looks like GitLab doesn't have Co-Author support yet, yet.

At least - as part of the git history - co-author notes in commits can survive a migration away from GitHub.

It's not clear if the current GitHub implementation will be the long term accepted standard, of course.