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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;
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 +    * Is useful to only one person;
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 +    * Is difficult to explain and-or understand;
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 +    * Is difficult to maintain in the long run;
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 +    * Breaks the architectural and design choices of the overall system;
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 +    * Should disappear soon;
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 +    * Has been quickly implemented;​
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 +    * Has not been not tested.
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