nicolevanderhoeven

# Opens files in directory, outputs firebase URLs to a file, downloads them, and replaces the links with a link to the new files.
# To use, replace PATH in the variable vaultDir with your vault's root directory.
# This automatically puts filenames in /assets - change the newFilePath variable if you want to change this

import re
import glob
import os
import requests
import calendar
import time

seanmhanson

Ableist Language in Code: Sanity Check

Removing ableist language in code is important; it helps to create and maintain an environment that welcomes all developers of all backgrounds, while emphasizing that we as developers select the most articulate, precise, descriptive language we can rather than relying on metaphors. Quite simply, avoiding ableist language lets us make sure we are inclusive of all developers, while moving toward language that is simultaneously more acccessible to developers whose first language might not be our own.

The phrase sanity check is ableist, and unnecessarily references mental health in our code bases. It denotes that people with mental illnesses are inferior, wrong, or incorrect, and the phrase sanity continues to be used by employers and other individuals to discriminate against these people.

There are a ton of alternatives, and one of the best ways to select one is to ask yourself: What am I actually checking? and select something more descriptive. In everyday c