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.
It's a widespread term. You just happened to not run into it yet or more likely you never made the connection. It happens. It's fine, but also we can't do much about this.
Someone did not read the homepage, did not do a web search and complained about the term "software forge" in a HackerNews comment, and I am "old and grumpy at internet"? :D
There are so many opportunities to learn it, and recognize it from one of the existing projects still using it in the name, and it's better to complain on HN?
(Though I guess I still classify as a millenial, but I would love to be closer to boomer when it comes to CS experience)
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"