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I think you both oversell it. Debt, as the metaphor, implies borrowed something. You could be borrowing effort from pulled in libraries. You could be borrowi
by taeric 5y ago
I think you both oversell it. Debt, as the metaphor, implies borrowed something. You could be borrowing effort from pulled in libraries. You could be borrowing future maintenance time. Both can be valid choices. Both can be success or failure.
So, if you have the time now to not borrow, don't. But if you can leverage growth to have more future resources to pay back on debt, you should probably do so.
- omginternets 5y agoThat's fair. My post is mostly a reaction to the fact that tech debt is rarely (read: never) handled correctly, i.e. as debt to be paid back with interest. It's instead an excuse to burn the candle at both ends.
- taeric 5y agoI agree with that. I mainly think it is like most metaphors, and largely used to argue whatever position the debater has. Whatever use it may have, is indeed evaporated as both sides of the debate burn away at it.