custom snowball

短语

发音

/ˈkʌstəm ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/

词形变化

custom snowballs 复数 custom snowballs 三单 custom snowballing 现在分词 custom snowballed 过去式 custom snowballed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cascading chain reaction in which a single non-standard feature, modification, or workaround forces the creation of subsequent custom solutions to maintain compatibility, ultimately resulting in disproportionate complexity and technical debt.

    俚语 商务 计算机 工程 数学

    We agreed to build a bespoke UI for that one client, but it turned into a massive custom snowball when we realized our standard backend couldn't process the new inputs.

    Let's stick to the out-of-the-box template. I don't want to start a custom snowball right before the launch deadline.

v.
  1. 1.

    To rapidly increase in complexity due to cascading custom requirements.

    不及物

    What started as a quick script completely custom snowballed into a standalone application.

词源

From custom + snowball, referencing the snowball effect, where a rolling snowball gathers mass and momentum. Coined to describe how a small deviation from a standard process gathers complexity.

来源：wiktionary