Technical Debt & Economics
60 posts filed under Technical Debt & Economics.
Why MVP Thinking Creates Permanent Debt
You shipped the MVP. The business loved it. Three years later, you're still paying interest.
Read →Speed-only cultures build hidden debt, not velocity
Speed-only cultures build hidden debt, not velocity.
Read →The architecture decisions you can't reverse
The architecture decisions you can't reverse
Read →Most teams view architecture as code
Most teams view architecture as code. Boxes. Lines. Repos. Services.
Read →"Faster" alone won't save anyone
"Faster" alone won't save anyone
Read →Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.
Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.
Read →Buy vs Build isn't an IT decision.
Buy vs Build isn't an IT decision. It's a strategic tradeoff.
Read →If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In data, the hammer could be the vendor you've already to committed to.
Read →Hype doesn't deliver ROI. Solid architecture does.
Hype doesn't deliver ROI. Solid architecture does. The AI hype cycle is eating budgets - most won't see returns.
Read →Big bang modernization creates new debt faster than it clear
Big bang modernization creates new debt faster than it clears the old. Tech is only the visible part of legacy. The real weight is …
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