SPAGHETTI INHERITANCE


Meaning of SPAGHETTI INHERITANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

[encountered among users of object-oriented languages that use inheritance, such as Smalltalk] A convoluted class-subclass graph, often resulting from carelessly deriving subclasses from other classes just for the sake of reusing their code. Coined in a (successful) attempt to discourage such practice, through guilt-by-association with spaghetti code .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.