Kludge vs. kluge The Jargon File (a.k.a. The New Hacker's Dictionary), a glossary of computer programmer slang maintained by Eric S. Raymond, differentiates kludge from kluge and cites usage examples pre-dating 1962. Kluge seems to have the sense of 'overcomplicated', while kludge has only the sense of 'poorly done'.
Kludge vs. kluge The Jargon File (a.ka. The New Hacker's Dictionary), a glossary of computer programmer slang maintained by Eric S. Raymond, differentiates. kludge from kluge and cites usage examples pre-dating 1962. Kluge seems to have the sense of 'overcomplicated', while kludge has only the sense of 'poorly done'.