> 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.
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.