Politically Correct OTD

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  • drgs0

    Just learned google employs "auditors for inclusive content", people who review other developers' code and remove offensive words
    https://developers.google.com/st…

    Not recommended: Before launch, give everything a final sanity-check.
    Recommended: Before launch, give everything a final check for completeness and clarity.

    Not recommended: There are some crazy outliers in the data.
    Recommended: There are some baffling outliers in the data.

    Not recommended: It cripples the service, causing a poor user experience until the queue clears.
    Recommended: It slows down the service, causing a poor user experience until the queue clears.

    Not recommended: Replace the dummy variable in this example with the appropriate variable.
    Recommended: Replace the placeholder variable in this example with the appropriate variable.

    Not recommended: Equipment installation and setup takes around 16 man-hours to complete.
    Recommended: Equipment installation takes around 16 person-hours to complete.

    Not recommended: This API might be just what your globally conscious company needs to help all of mankind.
    Recommended: This API might be just what your globally conscious company needs to help all of humanity.

    • "avoid terms such as blacklist"drgs
    • Not using the word crazy will make people less crazyjagara
    • ^ not if they’re dummiesGnash
    • Can you imagine the shit they cover up in the HR department there, I was at an interview the other day, it's was like a goddamn freak show, people are freaks.robotron3k
    • you're so normalmonospaced
    • But man hours has always been a stupid word. It’s just an hour. No need for man or person.SimonFFM

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