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A dirty hack is a piece of code that exists for no good reason but to simplify the life of someone at some point in time. A dirty hack has usually some (or all!) the following characteristics:

  • Is useful to only a small number of clients;
  • Is useful to only one person;
  • Is difficult to explain and-or understand;
  • Is difficult to maintain in the long run;
  • Breaks the architectural and design choices of the overall system;
  • Should disappear soon;
  • Has been quickly implemented;
  • Has not been not tested.
dirty_hack.txt · Last modified: 2019/10/06 20:37 (external edit)