Lava_flow Lava_flow

Lava flow - Definition

Related Words: Ash, Ashes, Basalt, Bedrock, Brand, Breccia, Calx, Carbon, Charcoal, Cinder, Clinker, Coal, Coke, Conglomerate, Crag, Dross, Gneiss, Granite, Limestone

In computer programming jargon, lava flow is a problem in which computer code, usually written under less than optimal conditions, is put into production and then built on when still in a developmental state. This causes the original code to solidify (as many additional components now depend on it), turning the snapshot developmental state into a fixed final state that can no longer be modified.

Lava flow is considered an anti-pattern.

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