real-world coding
noun phraseUK /ˌrɪəl ˈwɜːld ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌriːəl ˈwɜːrld ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Writing computer programs that people actually use in real life.
In the real-world coding class, the students built an app to help their school library.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Programming done for actual users and real problems, not just for practice.
Real-world coding means your program has to handle messy data from real customers.
3. The kind of coding that involves working with other people, deadlines, and existing code.
She learned real-world coding during her summer internship at a tech company.
4. Building software that must keep working reliably after it is released.
Real-world coding taught him to test his code before shipping it to users.