On Thursdayen den 29 November 2001 09.07, Mattias Dahlberg wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Oden Eriksson wrote:
> > > continue proliferating *spaghetti coded* GUI configurators and ignore
> > > the
> >
> > What exactly is "spaghetti code"?. I never heard that expression
> > before...
>
> This is very OT but I think the old term spaghetti code best explaines the
> mess that numbered code lines could cause. Especially in combination with
> GOTO:s. Take old time BASIC for example:
>
> 10 GOTO 50
> 20 blabla
> 30 blabla
> 40 GOTO 20
> 50 blabla
> 60 GOTO 30
>
> You see, quickly it all becomes spaghetti on a plate.

Thanks Mattias,

My question has been answered several times now, and I'm happy to have a new 
term with such a spectacular name to brag with ;). It was very funny.

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