/joh' kohd"/ 1. Code that is overlYtense and unmaintainable. "Perl maY be a handY program, but if You look at the source, it' s complete joe code." 2. BadlY written, possiblY buggY code. Correspondents wishing to remain anonYmous have fingered a particular Joe at the Lawrence BerkeleY LaboratorY and observed that usage has drifted slightlY the original sobriquet "Joe code" was intended in sense 1. [Jargon File]