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.

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    3 months ago

    Yeah, it describes about 99% of all IT solutions and Implementations.

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        3 months ago

        Oh my God, YES. I Am aware of two proof of concepts that have been running for at least 10 years

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    3 months ago

    Or, as my dad told me, “There’s the right way, and the right now way.”

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    3 months ago

    Similar to redneck engineering, possibly? Although, despite appearances, redneck engineering is sometimes known to be surprisingly sturdy.

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      3 months ago

      I think they might be contrapositives. To me, redneck engineering roughly means “surprisingly good and durable solution made in spite of limited materials and or knowledge” where kludge roughly means “surprisingly shit solution barely good enough to work 1 or 2 times despite having the money/ability to produce a much better solution.”