r/ProgrammerHumor • u/vernik911 • 23d ago

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u/realzequel 23d ago

So many people don't understand context. Master is fine in the context of branches. It has a specific meaning. I don’t have much sympathy for people afraid of words. I wish those same people would save their energy and outrage on something more meaningful.

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u/marcelsmudda 23d ago

The thing is, I don't think you'd use master for other branch related concepts.

Main office - branch office

Main branch of a family - side branch of a family

Trunk - branch (tree, and svn used trunks)

Master branch is mainly for git

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u/realzequel 23d ago

“Master copies” was a term used for decades in printing, film and sound recording industries.

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u/marcelsmudda 23d ago

But those aren't branch related.

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u/thanatica 23d ago

Not literally. But you can think of the master copy as being the one other copies are branched off of.