Code First

Adjective · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. Describing an approach that begins from code or implementation rather than from documentation, schemas, or visual design. In culture discussions code first can signal pragmatism, but also a tendency to let implementation outrun alignment.

    In plain English: Starting with implementation in code rather than other artifacts.

    Example: "Their code first style worked for internal tools, but customer-facing APIs needed stronger design review before implementation began."

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