voodoo programming
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| :voodoo programming: /n./ [from George Bushs "voodoo economics"] The use by guess or cookbook of an obscure or hairy system, feature, or algorithm that one does not truly understand. The implication is that the technique may not work, and if it doesnt, one will never know why. Almost synonymous with black magic, except that black magic typically isnt documented and *nobody* understands it. Compare magic, deep magic, heavy wizardry, rain dance, cargo cult programming, wave a dead chicken. | |
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