Codegedreven

Codegedreven is a Dutch term used in software development to describe a development philosophy in which code is the primary instrument for building and delivering software. The word combines code with gedreven, meaning driven, indicating that the software product, its architecture, and its deployment are mainly determined by programming artifacts rather than by configuration or declarative rules.

In a codegedreven approach, teams prioritize source code quality, automated tests, continuous integration and delivery, and infrastructure-as-code practices. The codebase becomes the single source of truth for functionality, deployment, and operation, with changes tracked in version control and validated through automated pipelines.

This approach often contrasts with low-code/no-code or data-driven strategies, where business rules are implemented through configuration, data models, or user-facing tools. In codegedreven environments, developers have fine-grained control over behavior and performance, at the cost of potentially steeper learning curves for non-developers and greater initial complexity.

Common patterns associated with codegedreven work include GitOps, continuous deployment, containerization, and platform engineering that treats infrastructure as code. Real-world examples include managing Kubernetes deployments via code, provisioning cloud resources with Terraform, and encoding business logic in software modules rather than in declarative dashboards.

Related concepts include data-driven development, low-code/no-code, and infrastructure as code, with the shared aim of aligning software delivery more closely to automated, repeatable processes.