Apple will now be using ‘deny list’ in place of blacklist, ‘allow list’ for whitelist, and ‘main branch’ for master branch. Apple has decided to get rid of terms with racial overtones like master branch or blacklist. Describing the changes on its developer website, the company said, “These changes began on 22 June with the beta software and developer documentation …
Protesters have been rallying across the United States since the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. The incident recalls the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who uttered the words "I can't breathe" while in an officer's chokehold in New York. Floyd's death has reignited a national conversation about race, police …