I'm so glad Bigcommerce is finally taking technical debt seriously, 'cos that place is _full_ to the damn brim with it! (Some of it mine...) That said, the onl

I'm so glad Bigcommerce is finally taking technical debt seriously, 'cos that place is _full_ to the damn brim with it! (Some of it mine...) That said, the only reason their business is where it is today is because of shortcuts taken in the name of speed-to-market. In their case, the end really did justify the means - eCommerce is ultimately a land-grab for market share, and BC dove in hard, spent _millions_ on marketing and customer support, and left Engineering to fend for itself. As an engineer, it sucked, but in retrospect and looking at their success to date, I'm willing to concede it was the right choice at the right time.