Definition of «spaghetti code»
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"Spaghetti code" is a colloquialism used to describe software source code that has a complex and tangled structure, making it difficult to maintain or update. The term evokes the image of a bowl of noodles where every strand is intertwined, implying that changing one small part of the program might unexpectedly break something else. It is often used by players to explain why a game suffers from persistent, bizarre bugs or frequent crashes after a new patch. In a social context, it serves as a critique of the underlying technical foundation of a digital product.
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> The game is fun, but the spaghetti code that runs it is absolutely atrocious and causes constant freezes.
> Every time the devs fix one bug, the spaghetti code creates three more in a completely different menu.
> You can tell this was built on spaghetti code because the frame rate drops whenever you open the inventory.
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