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GitHub to replace master with main starting in October: What developers need to do now Your email has been sent From the office of “long overdue,” another service is dropping the divisive “master” ...

GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday. The code-hosting portal is just ...

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"On Oct. 1, 2020, any new repositories you create will use main as the default branch, instead of master," the company said. Existing repositories that have "master" set as the default branch will be ...

Starting your journey with GitHub can feel a bit like stepping into a bustling workshop filled with unfamiliar tools and processes. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by terms like “repositories,” ...

Source code repository software company GitHub today said that in the coming weeks it will roll out Protected Branches, a new feature that should help companies cut down on catastrophes stemming from ...