Tech Now Pay Later

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Technical debt is a metaphorical term used in software development that refers to the cost of delaying necessary software maintenance, updates, or improvements to prioritize other tasks, such as meeting deadlines or delivering new features. Just as financial debt incurs interest, technical debt also accrues interest in increased complexity, decreased productivity, and increased risk of errors or failures.

We always think tech debt is terrible. But as Soojin Ro pointed out, we learn a thing in Finance.

\text{asset} = \text{equity} + \text{liability}

Businesses intentionally create debts to boost liquidity. Similarly, you get a functional code right away by incurring a tech debt right now. This significantly reduces the Time to Market, which is more important than brilliant engineering. Alas, your service must first serve someone for that elegant code to run!

Engine \Leftrightarrow f (resource,

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