RailsConf 2021: When words are more than just words: Don't BlackList us - Espartaco Palma

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Published on September 28, 2022 4:38:06 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLGvYfeLMbM

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ow we communicate words is important, the code, test and documentation needs to be part of the ongoing process to treat better our coworkers, be clear on what we do without the need of established words as "blacklist". Do you mean restricted? rejected? undesirable? think again.

Master, slave, fat, archaic, blacklist are just a sample of actions you may not be aware of hard are for underrepresented groups. We, your coworkers can't take it anymore because all the suffering it create on us, making us unproductive, feeling second class employee or simply sad.

Let's make our code, a better code.