Showerthoughts

30010 readers

596 users here now

A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

Rules

All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
Avoid politics
- 3.1) NEW RULE as of 5 Nov 2024, trying it out
- 3.2) Political posts often end up being circle jerks (not offering unique perspective) or enflaming (too much work for mods).
- 3.3) Try c/politicaldiscussion, volunteer as a mod here, or start your own community.
Posts must be original/unique
Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

vatlark@lemmy.world

forkball@lemmy.world

quinten@lemmy.world

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world

619

If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

458 comments fedilink hide all child comments

It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Same here - I’m more interested in a suitable alternative than to argue whether they are justified in their concerns.

I don’t think there’s a single right answer though. This terminology is used in many scenarios, each a little different and each with a potentially different answer

Most git distributions now default to “main” and some variation of branch. It was a trivial change and seems as meaningful.
Jenkins changed from master-slave, to controller-agent (or node). I’m still getting used to it but no big deal.
Many DB or service distributed systems changed from master-slave(s) to primary-replica(s) and that also works