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From a third-world perspective, it feels like American politics being injected into the developer domain because of some previous biases that Americans had. Whi
by ixaxaar 10mo ago
From a third-world perspective, it feels like American politics being injected into the developer domain because of some previous biases that Americans had. Which is sad for a community that claims to be global.
- bigstrat2003 10mo agoLots of Americans don't support this either. Of course, that doesn't actually matter to the people who have pushed this change through. They think that it's a righteous change, so it doesn't matter whom it annoys.
- padjo 10mo agoLots of non Americans support the change too. Master was a terrible default name, switching it to a better name that’s also more inclusive language was a good idea. Where American politics infected things was the the reactionary response of people who are vehemently opposed to any attempt to fix problems that don’t directly effect them.
- TrappedInCorner 10mo agoThis whole 'master branch' outrage doesn't even make sense. Should saying things like: "I've mastered computer programming." also be an offense? We absolutely should deny and disregard these nonsensical demands _by principle_. What was even the actual case made by people who wanted this? And don't tell me "well it's not a big deal, just accept it don't whine about something so small", because that won't fly, or shouldn't at least.
- padjo 10mo ago[flagged]
- TrappedInCorner 10mo agoI suppose the justification was not heavy enough. Master's degrees, master bedrooms, mastering a skill, and calling someone a master of their craft, in fact, still exist, and nobody seems to complain about thouse funnily enough. Just admit that this just bs.
- EliteGadget 10mo ago[dead]