custom snowball

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cascading chain reaction in which a single non-standard feature, modification, or workaround forces the creation of subsequent custom solutions to maintain compatibility, ultimately resulting in disproportionate complexity and technical debt. slang
    — We agreed to build a bespoke UI for that one client, but it turned into a massive custom snowball when we realized our standard backend couldn't process the new inputs.
动词 v.
  1. To rapidly increase in complexity due to cascading custom requirements. intransitive
    — What started as a quick script completely custom snowballed into a standalone application.

词形变化

custom snowballs plural custom snowballs present,singular,third-person custom snowballing participle,present custom snowballed participle,past custom snowballed past

词源

词源 1
From custom + snowball, referencing the snowball effect, where a rolling snowball gathers mass and momentum. Coined to describe how a small deviation from a standard process gathers complexity.
词源 2
From custom + snowball, referencing the snowball effect, where a rolling snowball gathers mass and momentum. Coined to describe how a small deviation from a standard process gathers complexity.
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