evidence-based coding
nounUK /ˈɛvɪdəns beɪst ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈɛvɪdəns beɪst ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Writing computer code by checking facts and testing ideas instead of guessing.
The team used evidence-based coding to fix the bug by first testing what actually caused it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A teaching approach where students learn programming by running experiments and comparing results.
Her class practices evidence-based coding by testing each small change before adding more.
3. A workplace rule that code changes must be backed by logs, tests, or measurements.
The company's evidence-based coding policy requires a test report with every pull request.
4. Using real user data to decide which features to build in software.
Evidence-based coding helped them drop a feature that users never clicked.