Decay Glossary

Browse 2 decay terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Decay Terms

Bit Rot Slang: A slang term for software or systems degrading over time because dependencies change, assumptions drift, and nobody actively maintains them. In engineering...
Code Entropy: The tendency of codebases to become more disordered, inconsistent, and complex over time unless energy is invested to keep them clean. In engineering slang,...