Code Tsunami

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. An overwhelming wave of technical change or breakage that hits with huge force after building elsewhere. In engineering slang, code tsunami usually implies the impact is broader and harder to escape than a normal burst of churn.

    In plain English: An overwhelming wave of technical changes or failures.

    Example: "The schema change unleashed a code tsunami once generated clients, mobile apps, dashboards, and partner exports all started failing in different ways."

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