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How To Write Unmaintainable Code

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The lessons of writing maintainable code are the same, regardless of the direction from which you approach it. When looked at the other way, it may be even easier to learn -- and certainly more entertaining...
In the interests of creating employment opportunities in the Java programming field, I am passing on these tips from the masters on how to write code that is so difficult to maintain, that the people who come after you will take years to make even the simplest changes. Further, if you follow all these rules religiously, you will even guarantee yourself a lifetime of employment, since no one but you has a hope in hell of maintaining the code. Then again, if you followed all these rules religiously, even you wouldn't be able to maintain the code!

You don't want to overdo this. Your code should not look hopelessly unmaintainable, just be that way. Otherwise it stands the risk of being rewritten or refactored.
 read more | mail this link | score:3163 | -Ray, June 27, 2004 (Updated: November 21, 2005)
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