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Coding Temple 50 Terms Every Software Engineer Should Know

Description:

Coding Temple 50 Terms Every Software Engineer Should Know explains fifty concepts from software engineering, on the blog of the coding school Coding Temple. Each term gets a short paragraph rather than a single line, saying what it is and where it matters, and the article is written for people at any stage, from a first job to years of experience.

100% Free (unlimited): The article is open to anyone, with no account and no payment: all fifty terms and their explanations are on the one page, and the rest of the blog opens the same way. Coding Temple sells its courses separately, and none of this article is kept for students.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) & Advanced (C1-C2) Format: Article / Reference Written for: Business English (ESL) / Business English (for native speakers) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

Fifty terms of software engineering, each with a short explanation of what it is and where it matters: algorithm, API, Agile, Big O notation and on through the vocabulary of code, data and delivery. The explanations say how a term is used in practice, for instance that an algorithm underlies sorting, searching and cryptography, or that Agile delivers software in short cycles called sprints.

How to use this resource:

You can read it as a run through the field, or stop at the terms you only half know, which is where the short explanations earn their place: each one gives you enough to follow a conversation about it rather than only recognize the word. Reading a few before an interview or a design review gives you the vocabulary those occasions use, in the order a working engineer meets it.

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Last verified — Oct. 19, 2026