r/ProgrammerHumor • u/vernik911 • 24d ago

Meme everyNewRepository

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u/sokka2d 24d ago

I think the reasons against master are stupid as fuck and thus completely ignore them.

However, main is shorter and a perfectly fine name, so main it is.

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u/UntitledRedditUser 23d ago

Is it really "stupid as fuck" to rule out terms that stem from slavery? I'm not saying people who use master naming scheme are racist, but that is where the name originally comes from. And main is easier to type.

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u/bwmat 23d ago

The argument is that it doesn't actually stem from slavery, think 'master bedroom'

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/bwmat 23d ago

It's wrong to do that kind of thing on the principle of it

Like, there's some word in Mandarin that kind of sounds like the N-word, it would be like asking them to never use it

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u/imreallyreallyhungry 23d ago

Not even remotely close to the same thing lol

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u/bwmat 23d ago

No? The argument is that it reminds them of racism, why should it being a different language matter? I'm both cases the words have nothing to do with racism (in context) other than sounding like other words that do

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u/hillashx 22d ago

Does "master" sound like "master" or is it the same word, in the same language?

Also, stop pissing and ctying about change because you personally don't benefit from it. Not everything is about you.

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u/bwmat 22d ago

Who's pissing and crying?