A programming hydra is problem of trying to patch one bug in a program only to create more with the patch.
John: I thought you said you were going to patch your program?
Kevin: I did patch it.
John: Well it has more bugs now.
Kevin: Ah yes, the programming hydra. Patch one bug and two more take its place.
Kevin: I did patch it.
John: Well it has more bugs now.
Kevin: Ah yes, the programming hydra. Patch one bug and two more take its place.
by Hanokite November 16, 2017