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		titaniumtown 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Git 3.0 Defaults to "main" Branch Instead of "mast... I like "main" just because it's a cleaner word than "master", I never really had an attachment to the word "master" in itself.

7bit 35 days ago [–]

Same here. The first time I heard 'main' as a replacement name for master, I immediately used it everywhere. Easier to say for me, easier to type for me. I find the societal discussion around is absurd. But I couldn't also care less.

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