Words matter. They’re how we think and codify memories. This matters:

“Updates to Coding Terminology”https://t.co/uqCVMYyJm1

“At Apple, we’re working to remove and replace non-inclusive language across our developer ecosystem…”

Updated Style Guide:https://t.co/LbmlPNrzYH

— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) July 16, 2020

“Developer APIs with exclusionary terms will be deprecated as we introduce replacements across internal codebases, public APIs, and open source projects, such as WebKit and Swift.” https://t.co/IiHhsEEme9

— stacy-marie ishmael (@s_m_i) July 17, 2020

My own team started renaming things a few weeks ago as well. It may not move the dial a huge amount, but IMHO every little bit counts. https://t.co/UIAPa3iLmk

— Eric Vitiello (@pixel) July 17, 2020

“Developer APIs with exclusionary terms will be deprecated as we introduce replacements across internal codebases […] moving to terms such as allow list and deny list, and main as the default SCM branch in Xcode 12.”

Nice work Apple! https://t.co/QHH78aRCPa

— Adam Bell (@b3ll) July 17, 2020

More small but important steps forward – it’s wonderful to see Apple taking action here:

- Moving the default Swift branch to main: https://t.co/u4Yyjf9GsF

- Updates to coding terminology across all their APIs: https://t.co/XAYNKBwVqB

— Paul Hudson (@twostraws) July 16, 2020

??? Apple’s working to remove and replace non-inclusive language across their developer ecosystem. This includes Xcode, platform APIs, documentation, and more. https://t.co/qkv2QLrwOh

Apple Style Guide July 2020:https://t.co/CsNN22qC1F

— Ben Scholtysik (@Elektrojunge) July 17, 2020

Apple has banished "blacklist," "whitelist," and "master branch" in push for inclusive language. It follows similar moves at Github, Twitter, and other parts of the tech world. https://t.co/TegFPytfnZ

— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) July 16, 2020

We’ll be renaming our master branch tomorrow morning. We’ll go with “main,” as Apple is doing.https://t.co/PeXdmYRYB1

— NetNewsWire (@NetNewsWire) July 17, 2020

.@Apple will now be using 'deny list' in place of blacklist, 'allow list' for whitelist, and 'main branch' for master branch.#racialequityhttps://t.co/Wo2ScX4PrY

— Tech2 (@tech2eets) July 17, 2020

Apple announced the push toward inclusive language in part because dropping terms like "whitelist" and "blacklist" could affect programming interfaces that app developers use. tip @Techmeme https://t.co/ZVfpxWPoFG

— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) July 16, 2020

Words matter https://t.co/DvHMulACjL

— Tim Condon (@0xTim) July 17, 2020

Words matter. #Apple #AppleDeveloper https://t.co/tEQo9UmZln

— Esther Hare (@EEhare) July 17, 2020

??? Apple’s working to remove and replace non-inclusive language across their developer ecosystem. This includes Xcode, platform APIs, documentation, and more. https://t.co/qkv2QLrwOh

Apple Style Guide July 2020:https://t.co/CsNN22qC1F

— Ben Scholtysik (@Elektrojunge) July 17, 2020

"At Apple, we’re working to remove and replace non-inclusive language across our developer ecosystem"

"moving to terms such as allow list and deny list, and main as the default SCM branch in Xcode 12"

???https://t.co/ARNAOzgaXW

— Fabian Pimminger (@i_am_fabs) July 17, 2020

The best time to remove exclusionary terms from a project is during code review. The second best time is now. https://t.co/2Svuclkrr6

— Lucas Wagner (@lucaswazowski) July 17, 2020

Another major company moves to use more inclusive language: Apple. #LanguageMattershttps://t.co/a2gqDSG5gH

(TY @tautastico for bringing this to our attention)

— Better Allies™ (@betterallies) July 18, 2020