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Lucifer’s Lexicon

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MVP

n.The smallest thing management is willing to call finished and customers are expected to call useful.

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  1. Cloud & Infrastructure

    SERVERLESS adj.

    Possessing servers in quantities sufficient to make their existence somebody else's concern.

  2. Meetings & Office Life

    CIRCLE BACK v.

    To postpone an unwanted conversation with sufficient optimism to avoid ending it.

  3. Software Engineering

    TECHNICAL DEBT n.

    A shortcut whose bill is sent to developers who were not present.

  4. Corporate Speak

    OKR n.

    A goal made measurable so its failure can be reported quarterly.

  5. People & HR

    HEADCOUNT FREEZE n.

    A hiring ban that freezes vacancies, but not the work.

  6. Technology Companies

    LINKEDIN n.

    A place where employment is temporary and enthusiasm permanent.

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