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Yes, I do think it's a geniune term. Just like real debt, it's a very useful tool and many things wouldn't be possible without it. Technical debt isn't inheren
by raincole 4y ago
Yes, I do think it's a geniune term. Just like real debt, it's a very useful tool and many things wouldn't be possible without it.
Technical debt isn't inherently bad. Otherwise it would be called "techinical loss".
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- mfuzzey 4y agoAgreed, just like real debit it isn't necessarily bad as long as you have a valid plan on how to repay it. And, like real debt, taking on technical debt may allow you to do things that wouldn't be possible otherwise (getting a product to market in time for example), similar to how if you refuse to borrow money to buy a house / car but save up for it instead you'll probably have to wait a long time before having it. The problem though is that in the financial world there are rules and often laws about how much debt is acceptable and a bank will generally refuse to let you get into dangerous levels of debt whereas there are no such rules concerning technical debt so a company can keep piling it on until it eventually causes a collapse.