Conflict Glossary

Browse 3 conflict terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Conflict Terms

Code Combat: A joking phrase for aggressive debate, review battles, or competitive technical back-and-forth. In team slang, code combat can be healthy rigor or exhausting...
Code War: A sustained conflict over technical direction, ownership, standards, or architecture that absorbs a lot of energy. In engineering slang, code wars are rarely...
Flame War: Flame War is an online argument that has escalated from a discussion or debate into a hostile exchange of personal attacks, insults, and increasingly...