In a nutshell, could it be argued that kludges are fine as long as the programmer? • knows the exact location of the hacks. • Is aware of the repercussions an

In a nutshell, could it be argued that kludges are fine as long as the programmer? • knows the exact location of the hacks. • Is aware of the repercussions and is assured that the system can get away with the kludges for the time being without any hindrance in the system’s effectiveness to get things done. • Knows how to fix them if need be. • Communicate the situation with others, including the fellow programmers and the managers.