Codebase

A codebase is like the blueprint of a building—it contains all the details needed to construct and maintain the structure.

The codebase for a mobile app includes all the source files, libraries, and assets needed to compile and build the app.

A well-maintained codebase is essential for efficient development, collaboration, and long-term software maintenance.

A clean, well-documented codebase reduces technical debt, speeds up development, and makes it easier to onboard new developers.

• Use Case 1: During software development, ensuring that all team members have access to the latest version of the code.
• Use Case 2: Refactoring or updating the software, where understanding the entire codebase is crucial.
• Use Case 3: When integrating new features, ensuring they don’t conflict with existing code.

Keep the codebase clean and well-documented; use version control systems; enforce coding standards.

Allowing the codebase to become cluttered or inconsistent; poor documentation; not using version control.

Code complexity, code coverage, technical debt ratio.

Git (version control), GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket.