Code Mine

Definitions

1. A hazardous zone in the codebase filled with hidden pitfalls and fragile assumptions. In engineering slang, code mine overlaps with bug mine, but often emphasizes danger from the terrain itself rather than from specific known defects.

   In plain English: A dangerous part of the codebase full of hidden problems.

   Example: "The XML import path was a code mine where every minor edit uncovered old assumptions about encodings, partners, and malformed edge-case files."

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