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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 te
by groovy2shoes 13y ago
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 13y agoYeah, this definitely feels like a permanent addition to the lexicon. It crisply describes at least two systems I'm maintaining currently.
- wmeredith 13y agoIf it gets canonized, I'd much prefer "cancerous prototype" because it's easier to say.
- MaysonL 13y ago"metastatic prototype"
- cpr 13y agoYou mean metatastic prototype?
- schnevets 13y agoI 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.
- jmcphers 13y agoAlso 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-architectural-disasters/ http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-big-ball-of-mud-and-other-a...
- humanrebar 13y agoPrototumor
- twp 13y ago"There is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution".
- freshhawk 13y agoHmm, 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.