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Linus be like... (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor

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[–] lowleveldata 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We do use war. It's a common package in Java. Should we rename that because it might make people uncomfortable when we say "We are going to deploy the war tomorrow"? Why can't we just accept the fact that words have multiple meanings?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to update the web app but war never changes.

[–] lowleveldata 6 points 1 year ago

hmm... have you tried nuking everything? That might help

[–] JackbyDev 1 points 1 year ago

No, because it is an abbreviation for web archive.