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2020-07-04 -PC Follies

Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave'

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Posted by Fred 2020-07-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 inclusive alternatives, like "leader" and "follower."

IOW they're adopting the "Leader Principle."

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-07-04 04:14|| 2020-07-04 04:14|| Front Page Top

#2 ^Not "shepards" and "sheep"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-07-04 04:53|| 2020-07-04 04:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Commissar and Kolkhoznik?

Posted by Shating Turkeyneck1016 2020-07-04 06:04|| 2020-07-04 06:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Next will be the parent/child detail record relationships. Then primary and foreign keys. After that, CRUD will be banned.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-07-04 07:55|| 2020-07-04 07:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember IDE drive setups from 15-odd years ago (master / slave BIOS settings)? The PC industry went, well, PC a long time ago.

Posted by Raj 2020-07-04 09:18|| 2020-07-04 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Now what will I do about my hydraulic clutch?

Posted by AlanC 2020-07-04 09:57|| 2020-07-04 09:57|| Front Page Top

#7 When will all these idiots return their 'Masters' degrees?

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-07-04 10:01|| 2020-07-04 10:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe they'll start using Patron and Client.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2020-07-04 11:47|| 2020-07-04 11:47|| Front Page Top

#9 So how about plugs and sockets naturally coming as male and female?

Posted by 3dc 2020-07-04 13:25|| 2020-07-04 13:25|| Front Page Top

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