Back then technology could set more boundaries than today. Most of these old mainframe systems I have worked with, use batch jobs (running at night when the sys

Back then technology could set more boundaries than today. Most of these old mainframe systems I have worked with, use batch jobs (running at night when the system is offline) today being offline is often not acceptable and the users can't wait until the next job to have their data in the system. But I agree that being conservative with pulling in new technologies and dependencies, new and good is not the same. I think the biggest thing with tech dept is communication. We can do this in 1 sprint but then it will cost more in the future. If business always choose the quick matter how you put it and explain when it causes problems, yeah... :(