Post #13425 89 Sep 5, 2026, 18:29 UTC There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Gethttps://zachkehs.com/blog/theres_no_limit_to_how_bad_code_can_get/https://redd.it/1w81w2j@programmingreddit Zach Kehs There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get Metaphors like "a sinking ship" are often used to describe codebases, but are misleading. A _business_ will sink long before code quality reaches a hypothetical floor. Technical debt has no bankruptcy, no clean reset, so metaphors that imply an end provide…