New technical term

[substitute]

Refuctoring (n): An iterative process in which software is developed through multiple cycles and gets worse and worse and worse.

A number of people appear to have independently discovered this word.

Comments

[marm0t.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't that be refux0ring?

[mendel.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't refuctor the pun.

I feel you

[fengi.livejournal.com]

As someone who uses both word and word perfect, I get where you are coming from. I wrote a whole essay about it in my LJ.

[rpkrajewski.livejournal.com]

When refuctoring, make sure your code is broken every step of the way. Ignoring unit tests or the wails of your unfortunate users is a good way to facilitate this.

[srl.livejournal.com]

I wish I didn't know exactly what you're talking about here.