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baggy_trough
68 days ago
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Git 3.0 Defaults to "main" Branch Instead of "mast...
'main' is objectively better than 'master' because it's easier to type and easier to say. The only problem is the noxious politics associated with it.
collingreen
68 days ago
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By this logic is the branch name "1" or "a" even better?
baggy_trough
68 days ago
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No, because 'main' is directly related to the concept at hand, just like 'master'.
eviks
68 days ago
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They're related via that concept of "first" (though 0 might be more apt)
baggy_trough
68 days ago
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I think that's a bit of a reach. Also, it's confusing to say "1 branch" or "a branch" because those words are much more ambiguous.
eviks
68 days ago
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But you wouldn't say "a branch", you'd say "branch A" Similarly it'd be "first branch" or "branch 1", so not that ambiguous.
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