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The simulated dialog you have provided is very much representative of what many of us have heard first-hand. However, I disagree with: Most businesses don’t
by AdieuToLogic 11d ago
The simulated dialog you have provided is very much representative of what many of us have heard first-hand. However, I disagree with:
Most businesses don’t care about later risk or any future
planning beyond the quarter horizon, they’re not concerned
about how it will effect their performance in 3 quarters or
lead to instability or issues, those are future problems
for a future person and we’re here for money now.
Businesses care about "later risk" and what it implies.
Individuals within an organization do not unless it will specifically affect their bonuses/promotions.
- gmadsen 11d agoIt is also true developers can have a myopic view of what should be valued and that can be incongruent with the business. You can make a perfectly rational business choice to take on tech debt to get a feature sooner.
- 0hmygauss 11d agoIMO this is exactly how software business operates in practice. Immaculate codebases we can effortlessly extended are a fairy tale of consultants. The world runs on tech debt that doesn’t matter enough to fix.