Here's some of the history behind Git's use of master, from the guy who started using it.
master
Petr Baudis @xpasky @billygriffin22 @codervandal @natfriedman @Una @github I picked the names "master" (and "origin") in the early Git tooling back in 2005.(this probably means you shouldn't give much weight to my name preferences :) )I have wished many times I would have named them "main" (and "upstream") instead.Glad it's happenning @natfriedman 16:20 PM - 12 Jun 2020 333 859
But, yeah, I feel like edge is more fun, personally.
edge
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Here's some of the history behind Git's use of
master
, from the guy who started using it.But, yeah, I feel like
edge
is more fun, personally.