piecemealcode
nounUK /ˈpiːsmiːl kəʊd/
US /ˈpiːsmiːl koʊd/
Code that is written in small bits and pieces over time.
The app grew messy because the team relied on piecemealcode instead of planning ahead.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A coding style where small unrelated changes are added without an overall design.
His piecemealcode made the module hard to understand.
3. Software assembled from many small borrowed snippets rather than built as a whole.
The script was pure piecemealcode copied from forums.
4. The practice of fixing bugs one small patch at a time without addressing root causes.
Piecemealcode kept the service running but never solved the real problem.
5. A patchy, incomplete set of instructions or rules.
The manual read like piecemealcode, with steps missing in between.