convolutedcode

noun

UK /ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd kəʊd/

US /ˈkɑːnvəluːtɪd koʊd/

Code that is twisted and hard to follow.

The teacher said the convolutedcode was too messy to fix.

SYNONYMS

spaghetti code tangled code messy code complex code knotted code

RELATED WORDS

refactoring debugging readability nesting legacy code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program written with too many nested loops and jumps.

The convolutedcode had loops inside loops inside loops.

3. Code that hides its real purpose behind tricky tricks.

Reviewers struggled with the convolutedcode in the login module.

4. A style of writing software that is hard to test or change.

Their convolutedcode broke every time they added a feature.