Excellence
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
A commitment to doing work at a high standard rather than settling for merely adequate output when the stakes justify better. In workplace culture, excellence matters only when it is defined concretely enough to guide decisions under pressure.
In plain English: A commitment to very high standards in work.
Example: "Their talk about excellence became more credible once it included boring fundamentals like testing, maintainability, and honest incident review instead of only inspiring slogans."