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Hmm, how does unfinished work differ from unfinished repayment of a debt (for example a mortgage)? In my view they both require continued ongoing maintenance t
by deeblering4 6y ago
Hmm, how does unfinished work differ from unfinished repayment of a debt (for example a mortgage)?
In my view they both require continued ongoing maintenance to prevent negative consequences.
And they both can be intimidating and/or not feasible to “pay off” at the current time.
Just like financial debt, technical debt means accepting an ongoing burden and higher overall cost for a near term gain and avoidance of immediate lump sum payment of money/time.
- rjkennedy98 6y agoI was thinking the same thing. Debt is perfectly good metaphor for the collection of issues described. Just like one can get into financial debt via student loans or reckless credit card spending, tech debt can be accrued many ways. Additionally, talking about the origins of tech debt also misses one big thing - many of us primarily work on other people’s code. We inherit the debt, so it doesn’t matter how it gets there.