kangaroo code

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kangaroo code

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rare, slang, uncountable Poorly structured program code consisting of many jumps. Sometimes, especially when working on large projects or with multiple programmers, it can become hard to avoid kangaroo code, that is, code that jumps from function to function and even jumps around within the same class.

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@misc{kangaroo_code_2026,
  title = {kangaroo code},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kangaroo%20code},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}