𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

Technical debt happens when you pick speed over a perfect solution. Some debt is a smart choice. Other debt destroys your team.

Good debt is intentional. You document it. You have a plan to fix it. Bad debt is a mistake. It comes from laziness or poor skills. This is not debt. This is negligence.

Think of your code as a credit card.

• Principal: The time to fix the code now.
• Interest: The extra time you waste every day.

Fix the code if you touch it daily. The interest costs more than the principal. Leave it alone if you touch it once a year.

Manage your debt with these steps:

• Leave code better than you found it.
• Spend 20% of your sprint on cleanup.
• Track shortcuts in your backlog.

Speak the language of business. Do not say the code is messy. Tell managers fixing the debt makes new features 30% faster. Explain how it stops system crashes.

Debt is a tool. Use it to move fast. Pay it back to stay fast.

Source: https://dev.to/jcmexdev/deuda-tecnica-estrategica-o-negligencia-como-no-autodestruir-tu-codigo-53jf Optional learning community: https://t.me/GyaanSetuAi