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master vs main (sh.itjust.works)

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

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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago (24 children)

It’s weird seeing language shift away from “master” as we become more politically correct in the US. I’d never even considered the connotation until recently.

[–] QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Next up, we'll have to change terminology for "parents" and "children" once they find out how we use those terms with memory management.

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So I killed the parent and the children became zombies.

[–] joshcodes@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

docker compose down --remove-orphans

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