Thoughtworks Technology Podcast Acknowledging and addressing technical debt in startups and scale-ups
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Sep 22, 2022 AI Snips
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Technical Debt Origins
- Technical debt in startups stems from time pressure and inexperience, termed "innocence."
- Recklessness is knowingly incurring technical debt, while innocence is exploring solutions.
Intentional Technical Debt
- Rebecca Parsons recalls a client who consciously accrued technical debt while experimenting.
- He prioritized rapid iteration and was prepared to discard code, viewing technical debt as acceptable during exploration.
Leveraging vs. Ignoring Debt
- Startups leverage technical debt for rapid growth, but must acknowledge its existence.
- The real problem lies in not recognizing and managing accumulated technical debt.