Written text or illustrations that accompany software and either explain how the software operates or how to use it.
"Good documentation is crucial for explaining complex software systems and aiding developers in using and contributing to the software."
A preprocessor directive used in C and C++ programming to prevent a header file from being included more than once in a single compilation.
"Include guards help avoid duplicate definitions and compilation errors in large projects with multiple files including each other."
An esoteric programming language designed to be as difficult to program in as possible.
"Malbolge is named after the eighth circle of hell in Dante's Inferno, reflecting its intentionally confusing and complex nature."
A humorous term used in software development to describe the situation where a series of seemingly unrelated tasks or activities must be completed in order to accomplish a primary goal or objective, often leading to distraction, frustration, and inefficiency.
"Instead of fixing the bug, he found himself yak shaving—debugging the build system, updating dependencies, and refactoring unrelated code."
A naming convention in computer programming where the name of a variable or function indicates its type or intended use.
"Although Hungarian notation can make code more readable, it's fallen out of favor in many programming languages that have strong type systems."
