Code Maintenance

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. The ongoing work of updating, cleaning, fixing, and adapting code after initial release. In engineering culture code maintenance is often undervalued compared with shipping new features, even though it keeps systems usable over time.

    In plain English: The ongoing work of keeping code healthy after it is first written.

    Example: "The team finally budgeted real time for code maintenance after six quarters of prioritizing only new features and watching incident load climb."

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