production code

Live system instructions

Production code is software that runs in a live environment serving real users, as opposed to code used for testing, development, or experimentation.

The term implies code that has been vetted, tested, and deemed reliable enough for deployment: We can't push that feature yet—it's not production-ready.

Production code demands higher standards for stability, security, and performance than prototype or experimental code.

deployment

release

To let go

shippingTransporting goods to destinations
liveTo exist or dwell
stagingPreparing for presentation

environment · pipeline · rollout · hotfix · rollback · downtime · uptime · monitoring · logging · incident

lifecycle

versioning

Tracking successive iterations

release cycleSchedule for shipping versions
deprecationExpression of strong disapproval
legacyWhat's passed down

support · patch · update · maintenance · end-of-life · migration · upgrade · backward compatibility · changelog

quality

testing

Examining to evaluate

refactoringCode improvement, same behavior
technical debtAccumulated coding shortcuts
maintainabilityEase of ongoing repair

readability · documentation · standards · linting · coverage · regression · bug · edge case · error handling · validation

production code

release

versioning

testing

production code

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