Github to Remove ‘Master’ and ‘Slave’ Coding Terms Widely Seen as Racially Insensitive
Github is preparing to overhaul coding terminology that has long been criticized for being racially insensitive, the company’s chief executive said. Github, the Microsoft-owned developer platform, is working on implementing language that moves away from long-used “master” and “slave” terms, the programming language that refers to the dominant relationship between processes. Google Chrome developer Una…
