Technical Debt & Economics
72 posts filed under Technical Debt & Economics.
Hidden Cost Multiplier: Technical Debt Compounds Faster Than Financial Debt
Technical debt compounds faster than financial debt. And nobody tracks the interest rate.
Read →The Expensive Lie - We'll Refactor Later
"We'll refactor later" isn't a plan. It's a bet that future you will have more time, budget, and political capital than present you.
Read →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.
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