Apple updates coding terminology to remove non-inclusive languageApple is deprecating developer APIs with exclusionary terms.
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Apple is updating its coding terminology.
The updates will remove or replace non-inclusive language.
It will also deprecate developer APIs with exclusionary terms.
In a news release on the Apple Developer website tonight, Apple has announced that it is updating its coding terminology. The company says that the updates are part of an effort to "remove and replace non-inclusive language across our developer ecosystem, including within Xcode, platform APIs, documentation, and open source projects."
At Apple, we're working to remove and replace non-inclusive language across our developer ecosystem, including within Xcode, platform APIs, documentation, and open source projects. These changes began on June 22 with the beta software and developer documentation released at WWDC20 moving to terms such as allow list and deny list, and main as the default SCM branch in Xcode 12. An updated Apple Style Gu...
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Apple updates coding terminology to remove non-inclusive language
