Toyota Unintended Acceleration and the Big Bowl of “Spaghetti” Code (opens in new tab)

Wow, this article is a blast from the past -- I first heard the phrase "spaghetti code" back in the 1990's!

According to Wikipedia [1], the phrase has been around since 1978. And there's also ravioli code, lasagna code, spaghetti with meatballs code, and macaroni code.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code

Amazing. Critical life systems development is overlooked quite often to meet schedule/cost constraints. Standard SDLC is many times ignored by many firms... not on purpose .. but in need to deliver. I appreciate this post... received $125 check from toyota, will likely not cash it.