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as they should, because [timely delivery] is the only thing that matters to 99% of humans for any non-critical stuff Right, but here's the thing. Te
by JohnBooty 4y ago
as they should, because [timely delivery] is the
only thing that matters to 99% of humans for any
non-critical stuff
Right, but here's the thing. Tech debt is inseparable from timely delivery.
The tech debt you accrue today in the name of "shipping fast" hurts your ability to execute timely delivery in the future.
That's why management should care.
- jcelerier 4y agoor is it ? some code is made to be long-lasting (and that's the one we "see" because of course it lasted long already) but the large majority is short-term projects which are only relevant for a few months / years and will never get reused afterwards.
- JohnBooty 4y agoHah, yeah, I think we haven't a terminology difference here. I wouldn't even term "bad" code in short-lived projects to be "tech debt" in the first place. I definitely agree you about the near irrelevance of tech debt in short lived projects. the large majority is short-term projects which Is this really true? Really depends on where you work, I guess. It hasn't generally been my experience. But it really depends on if you're working at e.g. an agency vs. working on long lived in house projects.