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-PC Follies
Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave'
2020-07-04
  • [BUSINESSINSIDER] Twitter is dropping coding terms like "master" and "slave" and replacing them with inclusive alternatives, like "leader" and "follower."

  • The move was boosted by the Black Lives Matter movement, but it also comes after a months-long campaign to replace the coding terms with inclusive language, an effort that was spearheaded by two Twitter engineers.

  • Tech's broader open-source community has been met with pushback for its use of software terms that are inspired by the language of slavery and oppression.
Posted by:Fred

#9  So how about plugs and sockets naturally coming as male and female?
Posted by: 3dc   2020-07-04 13:25  

#8  Maybe they'll start using Patron and Client.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2020-07-04 11:47  

#7  When will all these idiots return their 'Masters' degrees?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2020-07-04 10:01  

#6  Now what will I do about my hydraulic clutch?
Posted by: AlanC   2020-07-04 09:57  

#5  Remember IDE drive setups from 15-odd years ago (master / slave BIOS settings)? The PC industry went, well, PC a long time ago.
Posted by: Raj   2020-07-04 09:18  

#4  Next will be the parent/child detail record relationships. Then primary and foreign keys. After that, CRUD will be banned.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-04 07:55  

#3  Commissar and Kolkhoznik?
Posted by: Shating Turkeyneck1016   2020-07-04 06:04  

#2  ^Not "shepards" and "sheep"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2020-07-04 04:53  

#1  inclusive alternatives, like "leader" and "follower."

IOW they're adopting the "Leader Principle."
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2020-07-04 04:14  

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