You can do that in any language. I've done that kind of thing in an hour in languages I've never even used before (uncompiled ones, obviously). Perversely your

You can do that in any language. I've done that kind of thing in an hour in languages I've never even used before (uncompiled ones, obviously). Perversely your first fixes are often easier than your later ones as you're not trying to make things better, you want to show off his good you are to your new boss/client. The problems with bad code come when you have to make bigger changes and you're constrained by the existing design like a straight jacket. Adding a £ or a $ or a € is really easy for any experienced programmer.