Mediocre and bad code tends to multiply entities. On a small scale it's usually redundant global and local variables, or just plain stupid code like this:
if (NULL == lpDataPointer)
{
/* Return FALSE */
return FALSE;
}
else
{
/* Return TRUE */
return TRUE;
}
I know I kind of repeat the author's True Scotsman's metaphor, but my point is, you can't kill a return operator or, say, code comments just because the majority of code around us tends to misuse it. Unfortunately for the OOP paradigm it makes multiplying even bigger entities easier, and at the same time its learning curve invites lo-fi coding.
Who's to blame?