Distributed Development

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. Software development carried out across multiple locations, time zones, or offices rather than in a single co-located environment. Distributed development changes how teams communicate, document, coordinate, and build trust.

    In plain English: Software development done across multiple locations or time zones.

    Example: "Their tooling had to improve because distributed development exposed every assumption that useful context would be shared casually in the hallway."

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