Bad Code

Wading: The experience of being significantly impeded by bad code.

Why do we write bad code?

  • Were you trying to go too fast? Were you in a rush?

  • Perhaps you felt that you didn't have time to do a good job; your boss would be angry if you took the time to clean up your code.

  • Perhaps you were tired of working on this program and wanted it to be over.

We've All Done It

  • We've all looked at the mess we've made and chosen to leave it for another day.

  • We've all said we'd go back & clean it up later.

  • LeBlanc's Law: "Later equals never"

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