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creeping elegance

creeping elegance noun: the tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as functionality, shipping schedule, and usability.

Noun

creeping elegance (uncountable)

  1. The tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as functionality, shipping schedule, and usability.

Questions about creeping elegance

What does creeping elegance mean?
Creeping elegance means the tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as functionality, shipping schedule, and usability.
What part of speech is creeping elegance?
Creeping elegance is a noun.

Words near creeping elegance in the dictionary

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  4. creeping determinism
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  6. creeping elegance
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  9. creeping featurism
  10. creeping fig
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