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Disposable Code

Fact

Code written for a quick job, not for long-term care.

In Plain Words

Disposable Code is duct tape on a leaky pipe. It stops the drip today. Do not build your bathroom around it.

It helps with prototypes and quick automations. Before a real launch, rewrite it and test it.

Related Concepts

Vibe-coding
Vibe-coding often makes this quick, temporary code.

AI Code Debt
Uncleaned temporary code can build up AI Code Debt.

AI Prototyping
It helps teams test a prototype faster.