Code Confetti

Definitions

1. Tiny scattered bits of code, configuration, or duplicated logic spread all over a system. In engineering slang, code confetti is what happens when teams keep making little local changes without consolidating the overall design.

   In plain English: Scattered fragments of code spread around a system.

   Example: "The feature flags were code confetti by then, sprinkled through templates, APIs, tests, and cron jobs with no single source of truth."

Related Terms

• Code Basement
• Code Frankenstein
• Code Jungle
• Code Pollution
• Code Swamp
• Cruft
• Data Dungeon
• Data Swamp
• Franken-Code