alt Hacker News"Technical debt is the pollution of the digital world, invisible until it chokes the systems that depend on it." Such a great line.
"Technical debt is the pollution of the digital world, invisible until it chokes the systems that depend on it." Such a great line.
And also false. Good programmers are always aware of the debt. It’s just not easily quantifiable as part of it can only be estimated when a change request has been made. And truly known when implementing the change.
It’s always a choice between taking more time today to reduce the cost of changes in the future, or get result fast and be less flexible later. Experience is all about keeping the cost of changes constant over time.