Sigh… if you want to communicate the issue with business minded individuals in a position of leadership it helps to use the correct accounting terminology. “Tec

Sigh… if you want to communicate the issue with business minded individuals in a position of leadership it helps to use the correct accounting terminology. “Technical debt” is a misnomer. Software is an asset. If it is made quickly and shoddily it amortizes/depreciates at a faster rate than otherwise. Weighing maintenance costs against recapitalization is the conversation to have. There is clearly a way to make measurements that can help answer the question of what direction to take.