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I think the title on HN doesn't reflect all that is in TFA, but rather the linked article[0]. Fowler's article is interesting tho. I do like the idea that "all
by riffraff 8mo ago
I think the title on HN doesn't reflect all that is in TFA, but rather the linked article[0]. Fowler's article is interesting tho.
I do like the idea that "all code is tech debt", and we shouldn't want to produce more of it than we need. But it's also worth remembering that debt is not bad per se, buying a house with a mortgage is also debt and can be a good choice for many reasons.
[0]: https://thenewstack.io/ai-velocity-debt-accelerator/ https://thenewstack.io/ai-velocity-debt-accelerator/
- senko 8mo agoI like the "cognitive debt" idea outlined here: https://margaretstorey.com/blog/2026/02/09/cognitive-debt/ https://margaretstorey.com/blog/2026/02/09/cognitive-debt/ (from a participant of the retreat) and especially the pithy "velocity without understanding is not sustainable" phrase.
- simonw 8mo agoYeah that editorialized title is entirely wrong for this post. Problem is the real title is "Fragments: February 18" which is no good here either. I suggest something like "Tidbits from the Thoughtworks Future of Software Development Retreat" (from the first sentence, captures the content reasonably well.)
- eru 8mo agoTech debt is totally misnamed. 'Tech debt' behaves more like equity than debt: if you project goes nowhere, the 'tech debt' becomes a non-issues.
- nthypes 8mo agoIMHO, it doesn't, but I have changed the title to avoid any confusion.