Hack it 'til you crack it

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Making a mess of code until it finally works, like throwing darts blindfolded and hoping one hits the bullseye.
I added 12 workarounds just to make the login screen stop crashing.
The app was a disaster, but it finally worked after I cursed the whole team.
I slapped a band-aid on a grenade and called it a feature.
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You pile up junk until it somehow fixes everything, like a garbage can that finally wins a race.
I stacked 10 layers of nonsense on top of each other and it actually worked.
The fix was a hot mess, but it somehow fixed the bug.
I gave the app a junk-food diet and it got a passing grade.
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You slap things together like a drunk chef until the problem goes away, even if it's just pretending.
I threw a few buttons at the wall and somehow got the app to load.
The code was a disaster, but it stopped crashing, so I called it a win.
I put a sock in the server and called it a feature.
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You keep adding garbage until the thing barely works, like a rat in a toaster trying to survive.
I added 20 lines of nonsense and somehow got it to run.
The app was barely alive, but it was alive enough to pass.
I threw a handful of errors into the code and called it a miracle.
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You make the code so broken it somehow becomes fixed, like a broken toaster that finally toasts your bread.
I broke the app so badly it somehow fixed the bug.
The code was a disaster, but it worked in the end.
I messed it up so much it became a solution.
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