Partner with Product to Pay Down Technical Debt
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The article discusses the importance of partnering with product teams to pay down technical debt, and the discussion revolves around clarifying the concept of technical debt and its implications.
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I want to see something that explains technical debt for what it is: a mismatch between a data structure that served a purpose in the past, that can be simplified, wasn’t, and now not only it is complex but also the wrong solution to current needs (e.g. a lack of a certain feature), for example. It may be other things: a source of uncertainty, and therefore of delays and confusion when onboarding new people.
I want to see more concrete terms than help reify the concept of “technical debt”. Not just for us, but everyone.