nextchanges: Instruct agents to use a certain style for changelog entries - #6455
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| - Create `.nextchanges/<section>/<name>.md`, picking the section folder that fits: `cli`, `bundles`, `dependency-updates`, `notable-changes`, or `api-changes`. `<name>` is arbitrary (a feature name or your PR number) — just keep it unique. | ||
| - Write a single line in user-facing language, no Jira links: start it with a `* ` bullet marker and end it with a period. Match the voice and tense of existing changelog entries. | ||
| - Write a single line in user-facing language, no Jira links: start it with a `* ` bullet marker and end it with a period. | ||
| - **Voice and tense: imperative mood, active voice, third person.** Lead with a verb that names the change — `Add`, `Fix`, `Bump`, `Remove`, `Deprecate`, `Support`, `Reject`, `Warn` — and describe the user-facing effect, not the implementation. Never use past tense (`Added`/`Fixed`) or first person (`we`/`I`/`our`). When a change reads better as a resulting behavior than as a verb, lead with the affected command, flag, or field in the present tense with "now". |
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third person
That's not correct, right?
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True, should be scrapped - avoiding first person doesn't mean using third person (which makes no sense for these types of sentences)
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Addresses review feedback on #6455: avoiding first person doesn't imply third person, which doesn't fit these entries. Keep imperative mood and active voice. Co-authored-by: Isaac <no-reply@databricks.com>
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Addresses review feedback on #6455: avoiding first person doesn't imply third person, which doesn't fit these entries. Keep imperative mood and active voice. Co-authored-by: Isaac <no-reply@databricks.com>
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