Technical debt isn't something you "understand". It is a pain that you feel. A knife that managers happily sharpen without knowing. It is unfortunate that wit

Technical debt isn't something you "understand". It is a pain that you feel. A knife that managers happily sharpen without knowing. It is unfortunate that with so many tools and best known practices available today that developers still create technical debt and managers still can't appreciate it. I guess it is a lot easier to hack without first writing out the behavior or writing out those tests or convincing managers that a little upfront cost will save their ass or company later. It isn't called Behavior DRIVEN development or Test DRIVEN development cause it sounds cool. Staging and production environments aren't just for shits and giggles.