Instability Glossary
Browse 6 instability terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Instability Terms
- Code Flu
- A joking term for a codebase that feels generally sick, sluggish, and full of minor problems everywhere. In engineering humor, code flu suggests the system is...
- Code Rollercoaster
- A development experience full of sharp ups and downs, where wins and failures arrive in quick alternation. In engineering slang, code rollercoaster captures...
- Code Turbulence
- A rough period of technical instability, churn, or unpredictable behavior where things are still moving but not smoothly. In engineering slang, code turbulence...
- Flaky
- Unreliable or inconsistent in a way that passes sometimes and fails other times without a meaningful code change. The term is most often used for tests,...
- Moving Target
- A goal, requirement, or system behavior that keeps changing while people are trying to act on it. In engineering slang, moving targets make honest estimation...
- Slippery Deploy
- A deployment that keeps escaping control through inconsistent behavior, hidden prerequisites, or poor rollback clarity. In engineering slang, slippery deploys...
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- Slang (5 terms in common)
- Tests (1 terms in common)
- Rough Periods (1 terms in common)
- Deployments (1 terms in common)
- Emotions (1 terms in common)
- Reliability (1 terms in common)
- Buggy Systems (1 terms in common)
- Changing Requirements (1 terms in common)