A Taxonomy of Tech Debt
November 8, 2024
Technical debt is a bit of a squishy term, generally referring to technical choices and the long term consequences in code. You’ll need to pay that debt one day so the metaphor goes.
I admire Bill Clark’s calling:I’m obsessed with tech debt. I want to find it, I want to understand it, and where possible, I want to fix it.
Source: A Taxonomy of Tech Debt
All code has a half life, all technology. Some longer than others.
All software projects acquire an attendant debt, some more quickly than others.
