codesprint

noun

UK /ˈkəʊd.sprɪnt/

US /ˈkoʊd.sprɪnt/

A short, fast time when people work together to write computer programs.

Our class had a codesprint to build a small game in one afternoon.

SYNONYMS

hackathon coding marathon programming event dev sprint

RELATED WORDS

coding programming teamwork software developer

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A brief period of intense effort to finish a coding task.

She did a quick codesprint to fix the bug before lunch.

3. A competition where teams race to build working software.

The codesprint awarded prizes to the fastest team.

4. A planned work session focused only on writing code.

We scheduled a codesprint on Friday to finish the app.