[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 {weenie}s. "Dike out
that goto or the code police will get you!" The ironic usage is
perhaps more common.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {net.police}]