[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

code police n. by analogy with george orwell's `thought police' a
   mythical team of gestapo-like storm troopers that might burst into one's
   office and arrest one for violating programming style rules. may be used
   either seriously, to underline a claim that a particular style violation
   is dangerous, or ironically, to suggest that the practice under
   discussion is condemned mainly by anal-retentive weenies. "dike out
   that goto or the code police will get you" the ironic usage is perhaps
   more common.


see also:
weenie 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

code police
     
        by analogy with george orwell's "thought police" in "1984" a
        mythical team of gestapo-like storm troopers that might burst
        into one's office and arrest one for violating programming
        style rules.  may be used either seriously, to underline a
        claim that a particular style violation is dangerous, or
        ironically, to suggest that the practice under discussion is
        condemned mainly by anal-retentive weenies.  "dike out that
        goto or the code police will get you"  the ironic usage is
        perhaps more common.
     
        jargon file
     
        1994-12-08
     
     
see also:
weenies goto jargon file 

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