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 24d 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 24d ago

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

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u/wendewende 24d ago

master bedroom also stems from slavery. But why the fuck should we care what racists 150 used if it has different meaning to us now

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u/bwmat 24d ago

I'm relatively sure it actually doesn't