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I agree, but only in that your new analogy is even better, not that the original analogy was flawed. Maybe yours is more similar to typical consumer credit car
by darkerside 6y ago
I agree, but only in that your new analogy is even better, not that the original analogy was flawed.
Maybe yours is more similar to typical consumer credit card debt. People make an early decision to acquire a good or service, and know they will need to pay for it down the road.
Original tech debt is more like leasing a car. You are making regular payments on something for benefit, with the knowledge that you aren't investing in the perfect solution, and at some point, you will either need to buy the car or surrender it to the dealership.
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoI think the original analogy is more appropriate to some sort of investment strategy, you don't know how all your investments will pan out - you have insufficient knowledge - as you go on you get more knowledge and you need to readjust your portfolio. Sometimes that means bringing in new investments and cleaning out old. That analogy however does not work well with the idea of paying down debt etc. Because paying down debt is drawn out process with a clear result and changing your investments is probably not as drawn out and the result is still somewhat up in the air. In conclusion, analogies are a land of contrasts of varying applicability.
- darkerside 6y agoMuch like a landscape of mountains, lakes and prairies