A kludge or kluge is a workaround or makeshift solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend, and hard to maintain. Its only benefit is that it rapidly solves an important problem using available resources.
A kludge or kluge is a workaround or makeshift solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend, and hard to maintain. Its only benefit is that it rapidly solves an important problem using available resources.
In german we call this a “Krücke” which translates to the english word “crutch”.
Pretty close to the “kludge” 🤔
And if the Krücke doesn’t really work, we call it Verschlimmbesserung.
I love that word.
Happens way to often.
Then you build a Krücke for the Verschlimmbesserung 😄