Definitions by zhunt11

estranged code baby 

Code that someone wrote that they no longer work on, but when they are around it they have strong feelings of ownership, love, or regret.

Him: I was doing a code review for a co-worker today and realized that he was working on the same code I wrote several months ago. I didn't really remember the code, but I felt something very familiar about it.
Me: It's a little estranged code baby!

estranged code baby by zhunt11 March 2, 2017