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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software)

• dstaley 8y ago
  This article has no citations for the history/use of the term. It was largely written by a single editor over a decade ago.
  • stronglikedan 8y ago
    > over a decade ago If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Also: https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/What-is-a-software-forge https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/What...
    • stefan_ 8y ago
      That's exactly the kind of article that gets written from a page on Wikipedia.
      • dstaley 8y ago
        Furthermore the "definition" they provide is something they came up with; a Google search for portions of the definition only returns results for the article itself.
        • stronglikedan 8y ago
          Then your Google isn't my Google. If the definition is used on sr.ht[0], then it's pretty much galvanized. Not to mention that I've heard it used that very way over the decades that I've been in software development. [0] https://meta.sr.ht https://meta.sr.ht
  • fouc 8y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18458908 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18458908 people are using the term 3 months ago