Comment on Symptoms of Dysfunction in Software TeamsparentComments−wmeredith12yIf it gets canonized, I'd much prefer "cancerous prototype" because it's easier to say.−jmcphers12yAlso known as: Quick Hack, Kleenex Code, Disposable Code, Scripting, Killer Demo, Permanent Prototype, Boomtown. [1]http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-big-ball-of-mud-and-other-a...−twp12y"There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution".−MaysonL12y"metastatic prototype"−cpr12yYou mean metatastic prototype?−freshhawk12yHmm, disagree. The prototype doesn't have cancer, it causes the cancer. You're right that it's easier to say but it's saying the wrong thing.−schnevets12yI like this better too - the prototype will inevitably grow from its humble origins, and with every new feature that is hastily thrown in, the application becomes ever so much riskier.−humanrebar12yPrototumor
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If it gets canonized, I'd much prefer "cancerous prototype" because it's easier to say.
Also known as: Quick Hack, Kleenex Code, Disposable Code, Scripting, Killer Demo, Permanent Prototype, Boomtown. [1]
http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-big-ball-of-mud-and-other-a...
"There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution".
"metastatic prototype"
You mean metatastic prototype?
Hmm, disagree. The prototype doesn't have cancer, it causes the cancer. You're right that it's easier to say but it's saying the wrong thing.
I like this better too - the prototype will inevitably grow from its humble origins, and with every new feature that is hastily thrown in, the application becomes ever so much riskier.
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