Shifting meanings: "Spaghetti Code"?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

woodelf wrote:
>> That guy doesn't seem to grasp that many real world problems have 
>> solutions that "evolve".  A lot of the time, a programmer isn't 
>> *completely* sure exactly how the program logic will work until it's 
>> well on its way to being written, no?  I mean, I'll have a general 
>> idea on how everything will fit together, but I'll get the details 
>> done as I come across them.
> 
> More like when managent decides they need a new feature but only when 
> the customer
> pays for it and then it is needed *yesterday*.

Indeed.  Coping with that particular eventuality with one of these giant 
state tables must be a nightmare.

Peace...  Sridhar