On the contrary, certain kinds of technical debt are only paid off in full, not in increments. Supporting entire languages, for instance: experts, toolchains, d

On the contrary, certain kinds of technical debt are only paid off in full, not in increments. Supporting entire languages, for instance: experts, toolchains, dev environments, packaging systems, core libraries, telemetry libraries, etc. The large difference between a local maximum and a goal is clear. The question is whether the cost to get there is acceptable.