Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers Episode 481: Ipek Ozkaya on Managing Technical Debt
Oct 12, 2021
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Why Care About Technical Debt
- Technical debt highlights long-term design problems that usually get overlooked until they cause major issues.
- Ignoring technical debt means facing bigger troubles later, so it must be addressed proactively.
Technical Debt Defined
- Technical debt refers to design and architectural shortcuts taken knowingly with plans to fix later.
- It provides a concrete way to manage design trade-offs alongside other development artifacts like defects and stories.
Manage Technical Debt Regularly
- Manage technical debt like a mortgage by paying it down regularly rather than ignoring it.
- Treat technical debt as a trade-off providing short-term benefits but requiring ongoing attention.