Reviews Glossary
Browse 13 reviews terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
13 Reviews Terms
- Architecture Review
- A formal evaluation of a proposed or existing system design to assess correctness, scalability, maintainability, risk, and alignment with engineering...
- Code Audit
- A structured review of source code to identify vulnerabilities, risky patterns, or design flaws. Code audits may be performed internally, by specialized...
- Code Audit Culture
- A team culture in which code is regularly inspected for security, compliance, correctness, or maintainability rather than only trusted by default once merged....
- 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 Police
- A joking or annoyed term for people who enforce coding style, standards, or process rules aggressively. In engineering slang, the code police are helpful when...
- Code Review Security
- The practice of using code review not just for correctness and style but specifically to identify security flaws, insecure assumptions, and risky changes...
- Code Riot
- A burst of chaotic code activity, strong disagreement, or badly coordinated change landing all at once. In engineering slang, code riot describes situations...
- Code Submission
- The act of submitting code for review, assessment, integration, or publication. In practice, code submission processes shape team velocity, review quality, and...
- Code Walkthrough
- A guided explanation of how a section of code works, often presented to teammates during onboarding, review, or incident follow-up. Code walkthroughs help...
- Comment Driven Development
- A joking term for the habit of producing lots of review commentary, explanatory text, or design prose without matching clarity in the actual implementation. In...
- Commit Bomb
- A huge or unexpectedly disruptive commit that lands with too much surface area for easy review or safe integration. In engineering slang, a commit bomb usually...
- Design Review
- A structured review of a design proposal, whether visual, technical, or interaction-focused, to surface issues and improve alignment before implementation. In...
- Drive-By Code Review
- A shallow or hurried code review that drops a comment or approval without serious understanding. In engineering slang, drive-by reviews create the appearance...
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