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> I think it's a mistake to ask non-experts to prioritize things they don't understand. Exactly right, for the most part if the business has enough trust in engineering to do the b…

I've also found the term quite dangerously misleading. The 'tech' part of the statement makes it sound like the 'debt' that is getting in your way it's purely a concern of the engi…

Great read! I really enjoy that the article explains the problem in three different mediums, and you walk away with some understanding even if you can only access the first part. R…

Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

I'm interested to hear what the opinion on jQuery are like these days. Even if it's a little unglamorous, this is the perfect use case - a one-off project where you have needs for …

First some context: I'm currently a senior developer (mainly full stack web based experience) and I've been working professionally for 11 years. I've never had a formal computer sc…

Ex-employee here, left a while before this process started. We had a really strong product, and loyal and growing user base, who rated us over Cite This For Me consistently. It's a…