I am sure 'great ball of mud' is one those new fangled software engineering terms that I just haven't updated to yet. The article describes what this old fart and his geriatric fart friends referred to as:
  1. 3rd Degree Mess
    The great steaming pile of pooh
  2. 2nd Degree Mess
    The great steaming pile of pooh that will not flush.
  3. 1st Degree Mess
    The great steaming pile of pooh that has taken over the universe.

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In reply to Re: The great ball of mud by mitd
in thread The great ball of mud by tilly

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