A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

Subjects

Architecture & DDD.

Software architecture, modelling, domain-driven design, distributed systems patterns and architectural doctrine.

2 published definitions

  1. Software Engineering

    TECHNICAL DEBT n.

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

  2. Software Engineering

    MICROSERVICE n.

    A small application distinguished by requiring a network call to perform what was once a function.