- Updated: April 4, 2026
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Satirical Guide to Writing Unmaintainable Code – A Humorous Take
The original essay “Unmaintainable Code” humorously catalogs a series of tongue‑in‑cheek techniques for deliberately crafting software that is hard to understand, maintain, and modify. It highlights practices such as over‑engineering, obscure naming, excessive nesting, and needless abstraction, all presented with a satirical flair. By exposing these anti‑patterns, the piece serves as a playful reminder of what NOT to do when writing clean, maintainable code.
Read the full original piece here.
Andrii Bidochko
CTO UBOS
Andrii Bidochko is an AI entrepreneur and researcher focused on AI agents, reinforcement learning, and autonomous systems. He writes about the technologies shaping the future of machine intelligence, from frontier models and agent architectures to real-world AI applications.