Companies like GitHub are dropping decades-old coding terms like 'slave' or 'blacklist,' and advocates say it's a small but important step towards a more inclusive tech industry

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Companies like GitHub are dropping decades-old coding terms like 'slave' or 'blacklist,' and advocates say it's a small but important step towards a more inclusive tech industry

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2020 Jun 21, 3:23pm 300 views 1 comment

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https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-github-terms-master-slave-blacklist-whitelist-open-source-2020-6

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MAGA 2020 Jun 21, 3:28pm

I had to Google blacklist to see how it relates to coding. Interesting. 🤪

I worked in IT for 30+ years and don't think I ever came across that term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklist_(computing)

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Companies like GitHub are dropping decades-old coding terms like 'slave' or 'blacklist,' and advocates say it's a small but important step towards a more inclusive tech industry

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