Managed Technical Debt@mathiasverraes

Is technical debt is like debt with the bank?

We've always explained this wrong

Technical debt is like debt with the mob

1Alberto Brandolini

Legacy is a system that is making

money

The cost of ownershipbecomes greater than

the value it provides

Ask your CFO about financial debt

Ask your CTO about technical debt

Companies take out debt all the time

The bad kind is unmanaged debt

Technical debt includes4 Code

4 Infrastructure

4 Automation

4 Documentation

4 Knowledge

4 Bus factor

4 ...

Know your debt4 Interest rate

4 Payment plan

4 Cost vs value

Manage your debt

Make a stickie when you encounter it

Mark repeated encounters on the stickie

Balance DX vs business

Boy scout rule

New debt requires a team discussion

Makeit

visual

Explain debt to the business in the

universal language

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Be responsible:manage your debt

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