Twitter And JPMorgan Chase Are The Latest Companies To Remove Terms ‘Master’ And ‘Slave’ From Programming Code

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From tech to real estate, companies are reconsidering the word “master.”

“Inclusive language plays a critical role in fostering an environment where everyone belongs. At Twitter, the language we have been using in our code does not reflect our values as a company or represent the people we serve. We want to change that,” Twitter’s engineering team wrote in aAfter Twitter engineer Regynald Augustin got an email about an “automatic slave rekick” he was angry.

He was used to seeing the term “slave” used in technical contexts and code,"but with 'rekick' ⁠— I was madder than I ever thought I'd be in the workplace," heCNET. In January, he and fellow engineer Kevin Oliver started working with managers to move toward more inclusive language and he said the process was accelerated in the wake of protests. It is possible that other engineering teams will follow suit.

 

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