When engineering teams talk about technical debt, the conversation often spirals into frustration. Developers complain about messy code, legacy systems, and lack of time for refactoring.
When engineering teams talk about technical debt, the conversation often spirals into frustration.
Developers complain about messy code, legacy systems, and lack of time for refactoring.
Non-engineering stakeholders such as product managers, finance leads, and executives, hear what sounds like an emotional plea for perfectionism or gold-plating.
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When engineering teams talk about technical debt, the conversation often spirals into frustration. Developers complain about messy code, legacy systems, and lack of time for refactoring. Non-engineering stakeholders such as product managers, finance leads, and executives, hear what sounds like an emotional plea for perfectionism or gold-plating.
This disconnect happens because we treat technical debt …
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