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You call it tech debt I call it malpractice (Friends)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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Tech Debt: A Cost to be Resolved

Tech debt is like a cost that needs to be resolved, with implications on salary, time, effort, thinking, and team focus. It can be seen as a result of malpractice or pragmatic thinking. Instead of relabeling it, a more appealing term could be 'remote practice'. However, using 'remote practice' as an analogy might be difficult to explain to a boss when asking for a budget. Internal recognition of it as a means to drive change rather than blame individuals from the past is important.

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