kludging
Makeshift problem solving
Kludging is improvising a clumsy but functional solution to a problem, especially in computing or engineering.
A kludge gets the job done without elegance—held together with the technical equivalent of duct tape and hope: I spent the afternoon kludging together a fix for the database.
The word carries a mix of self-deprecation and pragmatic pride.
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- cobblingFixing or making shoes
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
- MacGyveringImprovising clever solutions
rigging · patching · bodging · adapting · contriving · finagling · winging · experimenting
Fabric scraps sewn together
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- placeholderTemporary position marker
throwaway · disposable · short-term · quick-and-dirty · temporary · transitional · stopgap · band-aid
hacking
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- cobblingFixing or making shoes
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
MacGyvering · rigging · patching · bodging · adapting · contriving · finagling · winging · experimenting · repurposing
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
placeholder · throwaway · disposable · short-term · quick-and-dirty · temporary · transitional · stopgap · band-aid · hotfix
slapdash
Hasty and careless
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
haphazard · clunky · messy · ungainly · unwieldy · ramshackle · rickety · flimsy · janky · hacky
kludgingcrafting
Skillful manual creation
architecting · refining · optimizing · polishing · perfecting
kludgingbuilding from scratch