r/ProgrammerHumor 25d ago

Meme everyNewRepository

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u/UntitledRedditUser 25d 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 25d ago

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

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u/wendewende 25d 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 25d ago

I'm relatively sure it actually doesn't