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<p>Created page with &quot;A &#039;&#039;&#039;big ball of mud&#039;&#039;&#039; is a <a href="/index.php?title=Software_system&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Software system (page does not exist)">software system</a> that lacks a perceivable <a href="/index.php/Software_architecture" title="Software architecture">software architecture</a>. == Description == Although undesirable from a software engineering point...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''big ball of mud''' is a [[software system]] that lacks a perceivable [[software architecture]].<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> <br /> Although undesirable from a software engineering point of view, such systems are common in practice due to business pressures, developer turnover, and [[software entropy]].<br /> <br /> They are a type of [[design anti-pattern]].<br /> <br /> [[Joel Moses]] has been credited with coining the phrase in the 1970s.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Design pattern]]<br /> * [[Software entroph]]<br /> * [[Software architecture]]<br /> * [[Software system]]<br /> * [[Spaghetti code]]<br /> * [[Technical debt]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_ball_of_mud Big ball of mud] @ Wikipedia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Anti-patterns]]<br /> [[Category:Software engineering terminology]]</div>

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