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Would you have any objections to the term "Technical Tax" in it's place? The way I see it, the cruft always removes some % of your capacity to deliver. Once yo
by nullsense 6y ago
Would you have any objections to the term "Technical Tax" in it's place?
The way I see it, the cruft always removes some % of your capacity to deliver. Once your technical tax bracket gets too high you have no capacity left over to make forward progress.
It's not a perfect metaphor by any stretch but what I think it gets right is that it's a reduction to your capacity to deliver that you pay in perpetuity.
- lowbloodsugar 6y agoIt's definitely better than Technical Tax. But if you're having to use either term then you've already lost the battle. Get a job somewhere where engineers don't have to engage in bullshit conversations to keep the system running.
- lowbloodsugar 6y agoSorry, I meant to write that the term Technical Tax is better, IMHO than Technical Debt.