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Software delivery & architecture · Core

Codebase

Also called: source code base

ELI5

All the code for a product.

Used in conversation

“The codebase has three separate authentication systems.”

Definition

The collection of source code that makes up a software product or system.

Here “Codebase” means: The collection of source code that makes up a software product or system.

Pitch context

You will see “Codebase” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches software delivery & architecture.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret software delivery & architecture without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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