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

Modern life, properly defined.

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TEST COVERAGE

n.A percentage frequently mistaken for confidence.

A hand-drawn satirical comic showing Lucifer celebrating a 100% test-coverage display while production smoulders behind it and an engineer tries to warn an applauding executive.
The illustrated dictionary TEST COVERAGE
A connected train of thought

  1. Incidents & Operations

    POST-MORTEM n.

    A meeting at which the dead are questioned about their failure to prevent the murder.

  2. Cloud & Infrastructure

    KAFKA n.

    A system for ensuring that no event is truly lost, merely waiting somewhere you have not yet inspected.

  3. Agile & Delivery

    VELOCITY n.

    A number derived from the past and employed to disappoint the future.