spaghetti code (redirected from Spagetti code)

Program code written without a coherent structure. The logic moves from routine to routine without returning to a base point, making it hard to follow. It implies excessive use of the GOTO instruction, which directs the computer to branch to another part of the program without a guarantee of returning.

In structured programming, functions are used, which are subroutines that guarantee a return to the instruction following the one that called it.

Spaghetti Code

There are tons of spaghetti code lurking in the millions of applications that have been written over the years. Spaghetti code is often the result of being in a rush to fix something or change something.

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(programming)

spaghetti code - A pejorative term for code with a complex and tangled control structure, especially one using many GOTOs, exceptions, or other "unstructured" branching constructs. The synonym "kangaroo code" has been reported, doubtless because such code has so many jumps in it.