Are you not familiar with SourceForge? Did you know what a (non-software) "forge" is?
The term actually predates Git (SourceForge started with CVS and SVN IIRC).
I am not saying documentation should not be better — it should — but I am surprised someone in software development would not know of the term. And knowing how good free software projects are at documentation, not turn to searches first (or is it just software projects? I've recently tried to find out what VMWare product I can run virtual machines on Windows with, and it took me a bit too).
Edit: the homepage at https://forgejo.org/ actually has phrases like "self-host your projects and get everyone involved in delivering quality software on the same page" or "Self-hosted alternative to GitHub"
> I am surprised someone in software development would not know of the term.
It is not a software development term. Are you trolling?
I know what SourceForge is. I had repositories there. I have never heard of a web portal for software project management (SCM front end, issue tracker) referred to as a "forge." Just because a product uses a weird name does not make it a term of art.
this is one where "software forge" is industry specific jargon (similar to "isostaticrebound" in earthquake science and "evapotranspiration" in biology) which the intended audience would tend to know the definition of. that said, it's a fair complaint for the quality of their marketing material (if not their technical documentation).
as an aside, i checked and it takes four taps (with an thumb highlight thown in ) to define it from my phone.
Curious, what part of the industry is "software forge" a term of art? I have been programming since the late 90s and have never heard it. Looks like it was popular from 1988 to 2007:
necovek|6 months ago
The term actually predates Git (SourceForge started with CVS and SVN IIRC).
I am not saying documentation should not be better — it should — but I am surprised someone in software development would not know of the term. And knowing how good free software projects are at documentation, not turn to searches first (or is it just software projects? I've recently tried to find out what VMWare product I can run virtual machines on Windows with, and it took me a bit too).
Edit: the homepage at https://forgejo.org/ actually has phrases like "self-host your projects and get everyone involved in delivering quality software on the same page" or "Self-hosted alternative to GitHub"
RossBencina|6 months ago
It is not a software development term. Are you trolling?
I know what SourceForge is. I had repositories there. I have never heard of a web portal for software project management (SCM front end, issue tracker) referred to as a "forge." Just because a product uses a weird name does not make it a term of art.
tonyhart7|6 months ago
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wilsonnb3|6 months ago
tylerritchie|6 months ago
as an aside, i checked and it takes four taps (with an thumb highlight thown in ) to define it from my phone.
RossBencina|6 months ago
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Software+Forge...
TIL