May 15, 2003

spaghetti code

n.

Code with a complex and tangled control structure, esp. one using many GOTOs, exceptions, or other ‘unstructured’ branching constructs. Pejorative. The synonym kangaroo code has been reported, doubtless because such code has so many jumps in it.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:29 AM

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