Technical Debt: It’s not just the code

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Post by goldbabelfish » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 5:24 PM UTC

Technical Debt: It’s not just the code
i-proving.com

Re: Technical Debt: It’s not just the code

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Post by spullara » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 5:47 PM UTC

"Error establishing a database connection" — it is almost always design or architecture decisions, like not caching :)

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Post by stieg » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

spullara wrote: post #2

"Error establishing a database connection" — it is almost always design or architecture decisions, like not caching :)

The irony here is bliss :p

Re: Technical Debt: It’s not just the code

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Post by insomniacity » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 5:57 PM UTC

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Re: Technical Debt: It’s not just the code

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Post by stevenmays » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 5:57 PM UTC

spullara wrote: post #2

"Error establishing a database connection" — it is almost always design or architecture decisions, like not caching :)

Is sardonic the appropriate word for this? I think it is...

Re: Technical Debt: It’s not just the code

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Post by rbosinger » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 6:10 PM UTC

It's not just about the code! You also have to establish a database connection.

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Post by rckclmbr » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 6:40 PM UTC

spullara wrote: post #2

"Error establishing a database connection" — it is almost always design or architecture decisions, like not caching :)

The blog has a "share" link to delicious and digg. Something tells me he's been accumulating technical debt for 6 years

Re: Technical Debt: It’s not just the code

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Post by EnFinlay » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 7:12 PM UTC

"I’ve found that the definition is more useful to both developers and managers when it encompasses all debt of a technical nature."

Isn't this the definition that everyone uses?

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Post by iajrz » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 7:30 PM UTC

EnFinlay wrote: post #8

"I’ve found that the definition is more useful to both developers and managers when it encompasses all debt of a technical nature." Isn't this the definition that everyone uses?

Sadly, no. I've not seen, say, using legacy source code management tools or development lifecycles described as technical debt; I'd not thought about it that way myself, I'd just thought about it as outdated practices. A quick hack or an ugly workaround? Yes - and even those I've rarely seen management allocate time to pay back. Reframing the other issues may help communicate with management on how to make all the process and product better.

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Post by rco8786 » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 7:38 PM UTC

About 4 sizes too small on the font!