[groovy2shoes]

I've been stuck maintaining a carcinogenic prototype for the last 2 months. While I don't like dealing with the maintenance nightmare, I do really like that term. I'd never heard it before, but I knew what it was as soon as I read it -- the text in that section only confirmed my suspicion.

[knieveltech]

Yeah, this definitely feels like a permanent addition to the lexicon. It crisply describes at least two systems I'm maintaining currently.

[wmeredith]

If it gets canonized, I'd much prefer "cancerous prototype" because it's easier to say.

[jmcphers]

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...

[twp]

"There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution".

[MaysonL]

"metastatic prototype"

[cpr]

You mean metatastic prototype?

[freshhawk]

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.

[schnevets]

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.

[humanrebar]

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