Hardcode

Verb · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. To place a value directly in source code instead of making it configurable, data-driven, or externally supplied. It can be expedient, but it often causes maintenance problems later.

    In plain English: To write a fixed value directly into code instead of making it configurable.

    Example: "Please don't hardcode the region name again; make it an env var."

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