Code Pyramid

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A stacked structure of code layers or abstractions, sometimes organized well and sometimes top-heavy. In engineering slang, code pyramid usually highlights the shape of dependencies and the risk of too much weight at the wrong level.

    In plain English: A layered hierarchical structure of code or abstractions.

    Example: "The framework built a code pyramid of wrappers on wrappers, which made simple feature changes surprisingly hard to trace back to the real behavior."

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