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I think it’s a 90’s/2000’s term (e.g. SourceForge) that is now archaic. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fo
by pottertheotter 3y ago
I think it’s a 90’s/2000’s term (e.g. SourceForge) that is now archaic.
See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software): “In FOSS development communities, a forge is a web-based collaborative software platform for both developing and sharing computer applications. The term forge refers to a common prefix or suffix adopted by various platforms created after the example of SourceForge. This usage of the word stems from the metalworking forge, used for shaping metal parts.”
- MattPalmer1086 3y agoFirst time I have ever heard that. Yes, of course I know SourceForge, but never heard the term forge being used generically, like, ever.
- leephillips 3y agoNeither have I. Probably because almost nobody uses the term that way. It’s just Wikipedia—in other words, just something somebody made up. There’s no citation.
- mikecoles 3y agoA forge is just a place where people go to bang out something useful or entertaining. It's not common, put the name comes up in dev contexts.
- irrational 3y agoWhat dev contexts? Do you have a citation? I’ve been a developer for just shy of 25 years and have never heard or read “forge” used in that way.