Twitter is dropping the terms"master,""slave" and"blacklist" from its code after two engineers lobbied for the use of more inclusive programming language. America's biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase , is taking similar steps, according to media reports. "Words matter," Michael Montano, the head of Twitter's engineering team, said in a tweet on Thursday.
"Read MoreDebate over the language used by engineering teams has been amplified in recent weeks by the Black Lives Matter movement, which is forcing companies to reckon with discrimination and the treatment of Black employees following Floyd's death.Reuters and the BBC reported that JP Morgan Chase will also remove"master,""slave," and"blacklist" from its internal materials and code. The bank did not immediately provide comment.
MASTER, SLAVE, BLACKlist!! I WONT BE! You guys are freaking ridiculous!!
Started coding in ‘71. Always wondered about that.
I’m liking the analysis of embedded history in the language we use but once again, not the point of this whole thing
We're having a slave drive at the local elementary school. Bring anyone you're interested in donating into servitude.
I have a slave drive and I use a little whip on it while uttering 'bale that hay!'
If the codes should be removed, maybe the words too
I can't find anything on the origin of the term and where and when it was first used. Anyone knows?
Thanks for fixing Racism guy's
Ok, now this is getting a bit ridiculous. How does that help?
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