This isn't a novella. We're talking about executable code. What you're suggesting is the equivalent of using an encyclopedia as a legal reference.
Merge commits tell the coherent story. Commits reveal the messy history that got you there, which is critical exactly when you need to look at history. If you're not trying to track down the source of a problem and how it was introduced, in a deterministic way, why do you bother keeping source history? Publish pretty changelogs instead.
Merge commits tell the coherent story. Commits reveal the messy history that got you there, which is critical exactly when you need to look at history. If you're not trying to track down the source of a problem and how it was introduced, in a deterministic way, why do you bother keeping source history? Publish pretty changelogs instead.