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resume-driven development

resume-driven development noun: software development that uses trendy technologies and tools which are not optimal for the task at hand, motivated by the developers' desire to enhance their resumes.

Noun

resume-driven development (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) Software development that uses trendy technologies and tools which are not optimal for the task at hand, motivated by the developers' desire to enhance their resumes.

Origin of resume-driven development

Modeled after test-driven development and similar terminology.

Questions about resume-driven development

What does resume-driven development mean?
Resume-driven development means software development that uses trendy technologies and tools which are not optimal for the task at hand, motivated by the developers' desire to enhance their resumes.
What part of speech is resume-driven development?
Resume-driven development is a noun.

Words near resume-driven development in the dictionary

  1. resultsets
  2. resum
  3. resumability
  4. resumable
  5. resume
  6. resume-driven development
  7. resumed
  8. resumer
  9. resumers
  10. resumes
  11. resumest

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