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When you have to checkout the master branch

https://lemmy.world/post/39944847

Dec 9 at 3:54pmWeb
Show threadeldaviDec 9

i was told to change the name of master recently because it carries with it the negative connotation of slavery. ie master/slave

master hasn’t been updated in almost 15 years and there’s no way in hell i’m going to touch that. lol

Show threadpHr34kYDec 9
Checkout followed by 400 build errors because your entire toolchain and build pipeline has changed since you last touched it.
Show threadReginaPhalangeDec 9
… Isn’t master the current production code? How do you get a master that haven’t been touched in 15 years?
Show threadBlaiz0rDec 9
Because you have a terrible branching strategy
Show threadJoeDec 10
73 feature branches in active development (most for several months), and one intern (currently on m/paternity leave) responsible for merging them. Check! In the meantime, several branches deployed to prod behind a reverse proxy with feature flags.
Show threadlengauDec 10
I think OP is talking about the fact that most new projects use “main” now, so “master” likely indicates an older project.
Show threadxiaDec 10
When branches don’t check out… that’s a problem.