Unmaintainable code

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Unmaintainable code is an essay by Roedy Green about [[software development], software testing, code refactoring, and related topics.

It is a satire, more in the manner of Jonathan Swift than Ambrose Bierce, but partaking of both.

Topics

General Principles

Testing

The Shoemaker Has No Shoes

Naming

Choice of Language

Contributors

Camouflage

Dealing With Others

Operation Termite

Documentation

Roll Your Own

Feedback

Program Design

Tricks In Offbeat Languages

Links

Coding Obfuscation

Miscellaneous Techniques

Ambiguity

Philosophy