[gjs4786]

Is it just me. Or has the term "ship", "shipped", only become a (specific to software production) industry-used term asn of relatively recent times? Specifically as Sam Altman has been using it a lot I have also noticed. Ever since his increased use of the term, I've seen it used more and more. This could be one of those times where I am noticing it because I am thinking about it, but it really doesn't feel like that.

I have always associated new software versions with with my the word "release", "released". While shipped is not an incorrect term to use for software. Release just feels more appropriate.

Has anyone else noticed this?

All of that said, I am not condemning the practice in the least. Just interested in the etymnology of one of my favorite areas of interest. Hopefully draw some more knowledgeable folks on the question.

[eurleif]

It's not a new term. Steve Jobs coined (or at least popularized) the saying "real artists ship" in 1983[0], and using the word "ship" this way is probably even older than that.

[0] https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/10/13/ship/