A one off proof of concept to test a theory or gather
data that organically evolves into a nightmare of
poor structure, unmaintainable
code, and general technical debt. The evolution into this nightmare form is typically driven by business will to 'Get it into prod' , ever changing customer requirements, and assumption that we're completely invalid from the start of the project.
Manager: Hey the VP of Sales wants that PoC to go into production. How
Dev: It's not
even close to being a viable production ready system.
Manager: Yeah you know how A Quote Unquote Proof of Concept goes. So how
long before you can put it out there for
people to use?