A well-maintained Git log is more than just a record of commits—it’s a story of your project’s growth, collaboration, and problem-solving. But as projects scale and teams grow, Git logs can become cluttered, making it harder to trace changes, understand context, or troubleshoot issues. In this post, we’ll explore strategies to make your Git log more readable, structured, and useful—because a great Git log isn’t just good practice; it’s a competitive advantage. Simple Merging Let's kick off with a simple merging strategy, the one we are all probably most familiar with. For simplification purposes, let's assume we have one main branch that represents the current development branch. Every team member creates their own branch when they want to work on a specific feature and continues working on that feature branch until it is finished. Once it's done, they merge their feature branch into the main branch, and all their work is integrated into the main branch. Then, they can mov...