replace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica"
They got this wrong. Its not about replication, its about one object being an agent of another.
Agreed. In this case, the closest analogy to "master/slave" would be "employer/employee"...:-)
More seriously, I can get behind "allow/block-list" instead of "white/black-list" and understand that "master/slave" has problematic real-world associations, but the latter exactly describes the relationship as it's usually used in technology -- pseudo-terminals, brake cylinders, etc... One controls, the other does. In addition, the words are dissimilar so they can't get easily mixed up (like when coding) where, for example, "employer/employee", "manager/managed", "controller/controlled" could.
replace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica"
They got this wrong. Its not about replication, its about one object being an agent of another.
Agreed. In this case, the closest analogy to "master/slave" would be "employer/employee"...:-)
I'd of gone "parent/child" to match existing discussions of process forking and creating threads but I'm sure zealots would freak over that too. I thought "agent" kind of neutral, and its coming from a business perspective like yours. A business owner has a vision and needs an agent (CEO, president, etc) that will implement the owner's vision. Obviously the zealots will freak over "owner" too. They will probably reject "employer/employee" as well. "Manager" would fit in better with other tech concepts, but
More seriously, I can get behind "allow/block-list" instead of "white/black-list"....
But why though?
First of allI am for using inclusive non-racial terms in tech and science.
But there has got to be some rhyme and reason to it, and blacklist does not stem from racial terms( https://www.etymonline.com/wor... [etymonline.com] ) , are we to rename black body radiation as well?
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"master/slave" to "primary/replica", got it wrong (Score:5, Insightful)
replace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica"
They got this wrong. Its not about replication, its about one object being an agent of another.
Re:"master/slave" to "primary/replica", got it wro (Score:2)
replace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica"
They got this wrong. Its not about replication, its about one object being an agent of another.
Agreed. In this case, the closest analogy to "master/slave" would be "employer/employee" ... :-)
More seriously, I can get behind "allow/block-list" instead of "white/black-list" and understand that "master/slave" has problematic real-world associations, but the latter exactly describes the relationship as it's usually used in technology -- pseudo-terminals, brake cylinders, etc ... One controls, the other does. In addition, the words are dissimilar so they can't get easily mixed up (like when coding) where, for example, "employer/employee", "manager/managed", "controller/controlled" could.
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Maybe "organizer/agent" is PC enough (Score:2)
replace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica"
They got this wrong. Its not about replication, its about one object being an agent of another.
Agreed. In this case, the closest analogy to "master/slave" would be "employer/employee" ... :-)
I'd of gone "parent/child" to match existing discussions of process forking and creating threads but I'm sure zealots would freak over that too. I thought "agent" kind of neutral, and its coming from a business perspective like yours. A business owner has a vision and needs an agent (CEO, president, etc) that will implement the owner's vision. Obviously the zealots will freak over "owner" too. They will probably reject "employer/employee" as well. "Manager" would fit in better with other tech concepts, but
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More seriously, I can get behind "allow/block-list" instead of "white/black-list" ....
But why though? First of allI am for using inclusive non-racial terms in tech and science. But there has got to be some rhyme and reason to it, and blacklist does not stem from racial terms( https://www.etymonline.com/wor... [etymonline.com] ) , are we to rename black body radiation as well?