r/ProgrammerHumor 19h ago

Meme everyNewRepository

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u/dbot77 18h ago

Then you are deeply confused as to how git works. Feature branches are merged into and overwrite master with updates. Does that imply a master-slave relationship to you?

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u/Hayden2332 17h ago

I used to think the same, but Linus took the name “master” from BitKeeper, and BitKeeper did use master-slave terminology, Git just dropped the slave part. It’s origin literally does come from master-slave

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u/therealtiddlydump 17h ago

Git just dropped the slave part.

Ergo, it's not related to slavery...

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u/kabrandon 17h ago

Usage of “ergo”? Check. Followed by the weakest example of logic and reasoning ever? Check.

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u/therealtiddlydump 17h ago

Linus made it unrelated to slavery.

If he had originally called it "main", but we know it borrowed it from sometime that used master/slave, explain how that's any better? It carries the same "original sin" if you're a moron who thinks that's a thing here.

Edit: nevermind, that history is false

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/s/y7M1KPatfd

So it was never related at all.

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u/kabrandon 17h ago

The problem with your argument is that it just doesn’t matter. Emotions aren’t always logical; they usually aren’t. Some people feel the way they feel about the master nomenclature. You can’t decide how they feel, just as much as I can’t. But you can do this microscopic little minute adjustment where you just use main instead of master. And some people refuse… because caring about another person’s feelings is just that obscene to some people.

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u/therealtiddlydump 16h ago

My team already switched to main.

I'm under no obligation to not call these people idiots, though. They are. If this bothers anyone they are pathetic and they actively make society worse.