Code Audit Culture
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
A team culture in which code is regularly inspected for security, compliance, correctness, or maintainability rather than only trusted by default once merged. Strong code audit culture values evidence and review over heroic assumptions.
In plain English: A culture of regularly auditing and inspecting code for risk and quality.
Example: "Their code audit culture became much stronger after a third-party penetration test exposed how many risky changes had slipped through without serious inspection."