Why is reading bad code so painful?!
From Software Should be Free by Tim Abell
March 24, 2025 · 19 min · Episode 29
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and frustrations of reading poorly written code.
From the blog - https://0x5.uk/2025/01/31/why-is-reading-bad-code-so-painful/ David's just-five-mins podcast - https://www.justfivemins.com/ ps, when I said "Increased heart attack" I meant to say "Increased heart rate" 🤕 😆 - but maybe bad code does lead to increased heart attack, so a Freudian slip?!
People in this episode
Host: Tim Abell
Guest: David
Topics covered
- bad code
- software development
- programming challenges
- code readability
- technology
Keywords
- bad code
- code readability
- software development
- programming
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: just-five-mins, 0x5.uk
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