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master vs main (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] bystander@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are many articles around this topic and offerered alternatives. Though I don't think there's a consensus yet. Companies and individuals who made the change all did something slightly different.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Which was an advantage of the old way. At least it was consistent and when you came across that terminology you knew what it meant. It wasn't always the best way to describe the relationship between nodes, but at least it was consistent.