Beginner terms
Mixed Indentation
A file using both tabs and spaces for indentation — causes misalignment across editors and tools.
6mo ago
Style beginner
Mob Programming
The whole team works on one task at one computer simultaneously — combining pair programming across the entire team for complex or knowledge-critical work.
6mo ago
General beginner
Monolithic Architecture
A single deployable unit containing all application concerns — often the right starting point before extracting microservices.
6mo ago
Architecture beginner
MVC Pattern
PHP 5.0+
1
Model-View-Controller — an architectural pattern that separates data (Model), presentation (View), and request handling (Controller).
6mo ago
Architecture beginner
MySQLi
PHP 5.0+
1
MySQL Improved Extension — PHP's MySQL-specific driver with prepared statement support, replacing the deprecated mysql_* functions.
6mo ago
PHP beginner
Magic Number
PHP 5.0+
1
A numeric literal with no explanation — its meaning is unclear without context, harming readability and maintainability.
7mo ago
Code Quality beginner