Basically a shit sandwich served up at your work by a senior manager, who calls it a 'development opportunity' to relieve their conscience as they should be performing this task themselves.
Manager - "I have a development opportunity for you, could you please do (insert mundane task here)?"
You - "Fuck!"
You - "Fuck!"
by It's a swan February 4, 2010
Get the Development Opportunity mug.Boss: So who wants to take minutes for this two hour meeting every Friday lunchtime where we spout bullshit about stuff that nobody really cares about?
Employees: ...
Boss: But it's a DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY :)
Employees: ...
Boss: But it's a DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY :)
by 1DNS March 27, 2020
Get the Development opportunity mug.An individual who, through an excess of inappropriate concerns, creative conflicts, or lack of expertise or discipline, systematically sidetracks and delays artistic or technical projects, effectively sending such projects to 'Development Hell.'
Also dev-hellion.
Also dev-hellion.
"Let's not put Tim on this project. It's on a strict timetable, and he's kind of a development hellion."
by 💜CayCay💜 April 27, 2019
Get the development hellion mug.These are areas in a town that is experiencing growth in one area while another has no growth and may be decaying, sometimes to the point of urban blight.
The street on the west side of town is getting all sorts of big box stores. On the east side of town it is a development dead zone with just a gas station, an old motel, and a run-down restaurant.
by New English July 17, 2010
Get the Development Dead Zone mug.The act or practice of fixing existing problems in an application without
ever notifying users/testers that they were there.
ever notifying users/testers that they were there.
Junior dev: "I just found a JavaScript error in my application, and managed to fix it before the QA testers found it!"
Senior dev: "Man, that's a bad idea. Development by Secrecy will bite you in the butt eventually."
Senior dev: "Man, that's a bad idea. Development by Secrecy will bite you in the butt eventually."
by Astrapto May 26, 2016
Get the development by secrecy mug.A term that is rarely used, to represent how transparent the development of a game, or the update for the game is. This can range from showing everything that is being worked on, to all the way to keeping everything hidden from the public eye.
Quantum Science Incorporated's Development Transparency is Semi-Transparent, because they show sneak peeks of some parts of the stuff that they are working on. They do not show everything that is being developed.
However, some groups Development Transparency is at its full, because they show every thing that is being worked on, and all the progress that is being made.
Some groups have absolutely no Development Transparency, and update the game by surprise.
However, some groups Development Transparency is at its full, because they show every thing that is being worked on, and all the progress that is being made.
Some groups have absolutely no Development Transparency, and update the game by surprise.
by ArcherDooser/Roo January 10, 2025
Get the Development Transparency mug.This is the Systematic Collection of Information and analysis to make better-informed decisions that are contextually responsive and timely in the development sector which was originally promoted by Francis Ohanyido a physician and development strategist.
Development Intelligence encompasses the acquisition of new knowledge and skills focused on human-centered development and the engagement in daily practices aligned with that knowledge, guided by the understanding of a holistic view of the world and decency with others.
by APH June 26, 2025
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