It's said that the first Spaghetti Coders were actually a group of Italian plumbers who were tired of fixing toilets. They wanted to create a language that was more... flexible. Like a good plate of spaghetti, it could be stretched and twisted in any direction.
Spaghetti Code rose to prominence in the 1950s and 60s, with the likes of "Papa Code" and "Mama Script". These pioneers developed the language's signature style: lots of nested if statements, unnecessary variables, and a strong reliance on duct tape.
As the computing world moved on to more structured languages like C and Java, Spaghetti Code fell out of favor. But a small group of rebels kept the flame alive, writing their code in the dark of a dimly lit basement, fueled by pizza and Mountain Dew.
Learn about the Spaghetti Guerrillas, the radical group who kept the code alive.
In the 2000s, Spaghetti Code experienced a resurgence, thanks to the rise of open-source projects and online forums. Today, it's still a beloved language among a dedicated community of... let's say, "creative programmers"?