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> Either do some real shit or stay silent. Stay the fuck out of our way and don’t pretend you care. Then we can all get on with our lives. Yes! Also, I think t

> Either do some real shit or stay silent. Stay the fuck out of our way and don’t pretend you care. Then we can all get on with our lives. Yes! Also, I think that if you see 'master' for a git branch as a problem, there is something seriously wrong with you.

PretzelPirate 6y ago
Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft. I’ve seen many Microsoft employees internally comment on how they don’t like the term “master branch”. I believe Microsoft’s renaming (this is my personal belief) was somewhat influenced by that internal push. It may not mean much to you, but if it made some people feel more comfortable it’s a good change and has very few downsides.
- timvisee 6y ago
  Thanks for your comment. Though I don't agree with it, it does give a refreshing insight.
- pragmatic8 6y ago
  I’m not sure pandering to their comfort is the right thing to do here. Why are they associating “master branch” with slavery in the first place?
  - PretzelPirate 6y ago
    It’s not pandering, it’s taking an action that makes some people feel more comfortable at work. They aren’t doing anything to provide pleasure to the people asking, they are doing it to help reduce their pain. I’ve spoken to multiple black Americans internally about this and they strongly associate “master” with slavery since members of their families where literally owned by people and had to call those people “master”. Maybe it would matter to them less if the US had abolished slavery and made people of all color equal, but since we instead created racist policies that historically put non-whites at a disadvantage, I can see how they have a strong dislike for that word.
    - marknutter 6y ago
      You can never make people like this more comfortable. They are professional victims, and they will always find more things to be offended by.
- ayo4yayo 6y ago
  I don’t like having meetings after lunch. Should the entire world change to suit my preferences?
  - bredren 6y ago
    In this time, software engineering is likely the most powerful professional skill in the entire world. As a result, the entire world is changing to suit the desires of software engineers. (such as throwing massive sums of money at them) So if your contributions are significant enough, your entire world will change to suit your preferences, whether the people in your world want to or not.
- bredren 6y ago
  This is my sense as well. Much of change comes down to daily "inconvenience." In that way, Guggenheim's "An Inconvenient Truth" nailed this. Attacks on "main" as being ineffectual or indications that "the real problem to solve is this over here so don't do this" doesn't diminish the value of iterative changes. SCRUM focuses on learning by doing, and we may look back on main vs master as an experiment that had no effect. Or we may look back on branches with a master branch and feel differently about them. It is far too early to tell.

PretzelPirate 6y ago

Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft. I’ve seen many Microsoft employees internally comment on how they don’t like the term “master branch”. I believe Microsoft’s renaming (this is my personal belief) was somewhat influenced by that internal push. It may not mean much to you, but if it made some people feel more comfortable it’s a good change and has very few downsides.

timvisee 6y ago
Thanks for your comment. Though I don't agree with it, it does give a refreshing insight.
pragmatic8 6y ago
I’m not sure pandering to their comfort is the right thing to do here. Why are they associating “master branch” with slavery in the first place?
- PretzelPirate 6y ago
  It’s not pandering, it’s taking an action that makes some people feel more comfortable at work. They aren’t doing anything to provide pleasure to the people asking, they are doing it to help reduce their pain. I’ve spoken to multiple black Americans internally about this and they strongly associate “master” with slavery since members of their families where literally owned by people and had to call those people “master”. Maybe it would matter to them less if the US had abolished slavery and made people of all color equal, but since we instead created racist policies that historically put non-whites at a disadvantage, I can see how they have a strong dislike for that word.
  - marknutter 6y ago
    You can never make people like this more comfortable. They are professional victims, and they will always find more things to be offended by.
ayo4yayo 6y ago
I don’t like having meetings after lunch. Should the entire world change to suit my preferences?
- bredren 6y ago
  In this time, software engineering is likely the most powerful professional skill in the entire world. As a result, the entire world is changing to suit the desires of software engineers. (such as throwing massive sums of money at them) So if your contributions are significant enough, your entire world will change to suit your preferences, whether the people in your world want to or not.
bredren 6y ago
This is my sense as well. Much of change comes down to daily "inconvenience." In that way, Guggenheim's "An Inconvenient Truth" nailed this. Attacks on "main" as being ineffectual or indications that "the real problem to solve is this over here so don't do this" doesn't diminish the value of iterative changes. SCRUM focuses on learning by doing, and we may look back on main vs master as an experiment that had no effect. Or we may look back on branches with a master branch and feel differently about them. It is far too early to tell.