copy-and-paste programming

pejorative for the production of highly repetitive computer programming code, as produced by copy and paste operations
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copy-and-paste programming

Summary

copy-and-paste programming is a computer science term[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (computer_science_term category, ranking #49 of 87).[2]

Key Facts

  • copy-and-paste programming's instance of is recorded as computer science term[3].
  • copy-and-paste programming's instance of is recorded as programming anti-pattern[4].
  • copy-and-paste programming's subclass of is recorded as computer programming[5].
  • copy-and-paste programming's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h__z[6].
  • copy-and-paste programming's facet of is recorded as cut, copy, and paste[7].
  • copy-and-paste programming's facet of is recorded as computer programming[8].
  • copy-and-paste programming's partially coincident with is recorded as cargo cult programming[9].
  • copy-and-paste programming's has effect is recorded as duplicate code[10].
  • copy-and-paste programming's uses is recorded as cut, copy, and paste[11].
  • copy-and-paste programming's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 62673724[12].
  • copy-and-paste programming's does not have effect is recorded as maintainability[13].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include computer science term[3] and programming anti-pattern[4].

Why It Matters

copy-and-paste programming draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (computer_science_term category, ranking #49 of 87).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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