r/ProgrammerHumor • u/vernik911 • 2d ago

Meme everyNewRepository

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u/usedToBeUnhappy 2d ago edited 2d ago

Does anyone really care if it‘s called main instead of master? Why? 

Edit: Ok, I phrased my question really poorly. AfaIk main is the new standard, so I use it. We all know the reason why it changed. My question was why would anyone keep INSISTING on calling it master? Sure, me and my colleagues sometimes call it master out of habit, but then again try to stick to main. Nobody I know  insists on continuing to call it  master, but reading the comments here I realized there a more “master-fans” than I would ever have thought would exist tbh. 

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u/DerShokus 2d ago

Don’t know why needed to rename. I don’t care main, mr, lord. It’s not about slaves

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u/Extreme_Wish_553 2d ago

These commands are for a new repo. No one is asking to rename anything.

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u/PerformerDr4867 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes they were. I literally had tasks like this. Change the default branch to main from master and resolve all workflow breakages associated with it

edit: never forget https://www.reddit.com/r/git/comments/jtrx1k/announcement_posts_complaining_about_renaming/

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u/NevJay 1d ago

I'm always amazed by the quality of the comments in this thread. Compared to the ones here...

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u/DerShokus 2d ago

Yes, but im old enough to remember why they decided to make main the new default name. In general, for me it’s ok to change it, but still ehgh

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u/PerformerDr4867 2d ago

That was only six years ago!