spaghetti code
pejorative phrase for source code that has a complex and tangled control structure reminiscent of spaghetti
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spaghetti code
Summary
spaghetti code is a programming anti-pattern[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of programming_anti_pattern entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- spaghetti code's image is recorded as Spaghetti Rules Or Business Rules.png[3].
- spaghetti code's instance of is recorded as programming anti-pattern[4].
- spaghetti code's subclass of is recorded as malpractice[5].
- spaghetti code's has part is recorded as deficiency[6].
- spaghetti code's has part is recorded as source code[7].
- spaghetti code's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/073mb[8].
- spaghetti code's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 165292879[9].
- spaghetti code's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/spaghetti-code[10].
- spaghetti code's FOLDOC ID is recorded as spaghetti+code[11].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for spaghetti code include ravioli code[12], a programming anti-pattern[13].
Why It Matters
spaghetti code ranks in the top 10% of programming_anti_pattern entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]
Entities named for it include ravioli code[12], a programming anti-pattern[13].