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kangaroo code

kangaroo code noun: poorly structured program code consisting of many jumps.

Noun

kangaroo code (uncountable)

  1. (rare, slang) Poorly structured program code consisting of many jumps.
    • Sometimes, especially when working on large projects or with multiple programmers, it can become hard to avoid kangaroo code, that is, code that jumps from function to function and even jumps around within the same class.2016, J. F. DiMarzio, The Debugger's Handbook, page 25

Questions about kangaroo code

What does kangaroo code mean?
Kangaroo code means poorly structured program code consisting of many jumps.
What part of speech is kangaroo code?
Kangaroo code is a noun.

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