technical debt - Grant Winney

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Dec 02, 2017

Think twice about that hot new feature no one knew they wanted

No piece of code is written in isolation - the interdependencies are there and real. Think twice about features no one requested, because it could very well bite you right when it comes time to implement the features everyone knows they want!...

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Sep 04, 2017

10 ways I'd explain technical debt - what are yours?

Technical debt is any unaddressed opportunity to improve a codebase. If a non-programmer asked though, how would you explain it? Here's 10 ways I might try....

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Oct 03, 2014

Understanding and Eliminating Technical Debt (Mark Heath)

I would imagine most developers have heard of “technical debt” by now. 20 years ago, Ward Cunningham explained to his boss about the benefits of refactoring a piece of software he was developing… financial software. (Get it? Financial Debt… Technical Debt…)...

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