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papalonian@lemmy.world 1 week agoTech debt
I’ve never heard this term before. It makes perfect sense for what it represents. Sorry it sounds like you speak from experience 😅
It’s a serious term in IT! One of those things that’s recognized as an issue, and then blown off IRL.
Think of paying down a monster credit card bill while living like a monk. Only same thing to do, but it hurts in the short and midterm. Long term, you gonna pay far more.
Contramuffin@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Technical debt applies not just to coding! (though it’s most often talked about in that context) It’s the general idea that whenever you rush a project by taking shortcuts, you have to spend more time later to sort it out (and let’s be honest, it’s never actually going to get sorted out)