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code-first

code-first adjective: of a software development approach, where the database schema is created based on code written by developers rather than designing the database first.

Adjective

code-first (not comparable)

  1. Of a software development approach, where the database schema is created based on code written by developers rather than designing the database first.

Questions about code-first

What does code-first mean?
Code-first means of a software development approach, where the database schema is created based on code written by developers rather than designing the database first.
What part of speech is code-first?
Code-first is an adjective.

Words near code-first in the dictionary

  1. code wheels
  2. code word
  3. code words
  4. code yellow
  5. code-behind
  6. code-first
  7. code-lift
  8. code-lifted
  9. code-lifting
  10. code-lifts
  11. code-mix

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