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This just smells like poor underlying technical leadership more than a success story. Considering kotlin has really only recently become a 'mature' choice (if
by weego 9y ago
This just smells like poor underlying technical leadership more than a success story.
Considering kotlin has really only recently become a 'mature' choice (if it even is) to have a app written in it seems unnecessary but to then rewrite a production app like for like because that language wasn't even a core competency of your business in the first place is just reckless.
Technical debt is a luxury small business cannot afford because of the opportunity cost of seeing it as technical debt.
- nine_k 9y agoTechnical debt is usually taken in exchange for speed of development. It's exactly what a startup does. A mature company can pay out all its technical debt, iron out the kinks in the tech stack and polish well-working solutions. Until the business requires another prompt and unexpected change, of course.
- lgas 9y ago> A mature company can pay out all its technical debt, iron out the kinks in the tech stack and polish well-working solutions. Sorry, Hacker News is a place for serious discussion, not absurd jokes.
- nine_k 9y agoI've seen certain core systems being polished for years, removing the bulk of the local technical debt. Having zero technical debt company-wide is unattainable and impractical, though.