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GoodbyeEarl
on Aug 23, 2017
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Node.js is forked to Ayo.js (pronounced like “IO”)
I've faced this exact scenario a few months back when I asked some questions on Preact's Gitter. Pathetic. English is not even my first language, I swear I didn't know I'd be offending someone by saying "hey guys" :/
GenericsMotors
on Aug 23, 2017
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It seems that as much as Silicon Valley preaches about being inclusive, they have a strict american-centric view of absolutely everything.
I'm also not a native english speaker and it feels like I'm walking on eggshells constantly.
Macha
on Aug 27, 2017
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Especially since in other countries, terms like guys aren't so heavily gender-specific.
shados
on Aug 25, 2017
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This. A million times.
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