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I rarely worry about technical "debt" when there's a plan to "pay it down". But it seems those plans are in short supply and much "debt" would better be called

I rarely worry about technical "debt" when there's a plan to "pay it down". But it seems those plans are in short supply and much "debt" would better be called "naked shorts" as previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8777237 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8777237

skyfaller 5y ago
For anyone who wants to read the original article linked there, which seems to be offline, here's the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20200601173323/https://www.higherorderlogic.com/2010/07/23/bad-code-isnt-technical-debt-its-an-unhedged-call-option/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200601173323/https://www.highe...