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What is the slang English word for code that doesn't have structure: procedures, functions, classes etc. ?

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Spaghetti code ?

Spaghetti code is a pejorative phrase for source code that has a complex and tangled control structure, especially one using many GOTO statements, exceptions, threads, or other "unstructured" branching constructs. It is named such because program flow is conceptually like a bowl of spaghetti, i.e. twisted and tangled.

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    Note that one of the major ingredients of spaghetti code is copypasta. – Flater Jul 26 '17 at 11:14
  • And if it's just a huge piece code invoking pretty same operations(not tangled I mean)? What we say in Belarusian slang language literally translates "cloth of code". Do we have an analogy for this in English? – Rudziankoŭ Jul 26 '17 at 11:18
  • @Rudziankoŭ , I'm thinking maybe 'redundant code'. See here: bing.com/… – Chim Chimz Jul 26 '17 at 12:47
  • When we sit down for a review of such code, the speaker usually begins with, "This is mess." – user116032 Jul 26 '17 at 16:38
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    While this is probably what he's looking for, spaghetti code usually refers to over-structured code, not structure-less code. I don't know of a slang term that really fits what he asked for. – Patrick Keenan Jul 30 '17 at 15:16

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