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What's the issue in this case? What do I put in my CV in place of "Master's degree" in case it triggers someone?
by throwaway1997 6y ago
What's the issue in this case? What do I put in my CV in place of "Master's degree" in case it triggers someone?
- Traster 6y agoI wouldn't be listing your git commits on your CV in the first place.
- throwaway1997 6y agoPlease just answer the question. I have a degree called "Master's degree". What should I call it now? If it's serious enough to warrant changing everyone's git workflow, surely a small gesture like updating my CV to remove potential trigger words is needed.
- Traster 6y agoIf we're really having this conversation here's your answer: the github term master comes from bitkeeper which was specifically using a master/slave idiom. Whereas Master in academia is derived from the Latin Magister which doesn't have the same reference to the master slave dynamic - it's literally just a homonym. So don't change your CV.
- bobjohnee 6y agook go tell that to a triggered person of color who will also find your "master's" degree offensive then
- throwaway1997 6y agoI'm sorry but you are mistaken. "Master" in git refers to "record master" which has nothing to do with a master-slave relationship. The master used in git is a homonym, not the same word.
- Traster 6y agoNope, it's mentioned right here: https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask#L223 https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/H...