With GitHub stripping out divisive terminology, what will developers need to know to make sure this transition is seamless?

GitHub renamed the master branch to main for any Git repository, as it addresses cultural change like so many organizations that have nixed master-slave terminology in a time of social unrest.

Starting next month, all new source code repositories created on GitHub will be named "main" instead of "master" as part of the company's effort to remove unnecessary references to slavery and ...

In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, GitHub, a Microsoft-owned company that provides hosting for software development, is working on removing coding terms like "master" and "slave." ...

Jul 21, 2024 19:00:00 'Refined GitHub' is a browser extension that adds over 100 features to GitHub and improves its interface to make it easier to use.