👉 Stageability refers to a characteristic of software that determines how well it can be modified or changed without affecting the functionality of other parts of the system. In other words, it describes how easy it is for changes in one part of the code to affect other parts of the system. The term "stageability" was first introduced by Robert C. Martin in his 1987 paper "Programming Languages: A Theory and a Practice." He described stageability as an important aspect of software development,