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Twitter engineers have been pushing to substitute the terms 'master and' slave'
Since January, Twitter engineers have worked to replace problem-built, but familiar vocabulary such as "master" and "slave," CNET said. It is part of a broader movement by developers who seek to eliminate slavery references from the programming culture.
GitHub, owned by Microsoft, took a similar move the month before CEO Nat Friedman announced that the site was replacement for the word "boss." Regynald Augustin was one of the leading programmers.
Twitter eng recently shared that we would be making the language in our code, docs, and configs more inclusive. I want to speak on how we got here and what we’ve done so far.https://t.co/87RybaAiYA
— Regynald (@negroprogrammer) July 2, 2020
In 2014 the Drupal project , which began replacing master and sleep by terms such as "primary" and "replica," began, as ZDNet notes.
In addition, engineering staff at Twitter recommend a step further to change other terms that may be regarded as racist, capable or sexist, in addition to sentences like "slave," "master" and "blacklist," CNET has said. The list contains changes from 'individual hours' to 'guy hours,' from 'blacklist to 'denylist' and from 'grandfather' to 'legacy.'
Inclusive language plays a critical role in fostering an environment where everyone belongs. At Twitter, the language we have been using in our code does not reflect our values as a company or represent the people we serve. We want to change that. #WordsMatter https://t.co/JVO8968B7K
— Twitter Engineering (@TwitterEng) July 2, 2020
The organization sponsored the effort to talk more carefully. The Twitter spokesperson told The Verge on Thursday in an e-mail. "The research undertaken by the team will educate a wider workforce that will help steer our language into being more inclusive and more humane.
