How tech debt impacts everyone in the company In this article, we'll go through the meta-problems caused by tech debt, and discuss exactly how they affect each area of any software business. This will give you the tools to alleviate a lot of the pressure your engineers have to deal with.
4 habits every engineering team needs to beat tech debt There are plenty of ways to avoid the dreaded technical bankruptcy. To separate effective from ineffective solutions, we need to gain a deep understanding of the forces at play and their roots in sociology, criminology, and game theory.
The simple reasons tech debt is inevitable Technical debt is a fact of life, but technical bankruptcy doesn't have to be. Let's look to a different science for some clues, because the laws of thermodynamics can give us key insights into why technical debt is inevitable.
A broader definition of technical debt Given our broader definition of tech debt, the only real solution is to continuously address the most pressing technical debt as we continue to deliver features at pace for our customers. That's the tech debt that we know for sure will slow us down today, or soon.
3 tech debt metrics every engineer should know Today, we’re sharing with you some of the best, tried and tested, scientific methods to measure technical debt. You too will be able to get quantitative data to back up your intuitions about technical debt in your company’s codebase.
How to stop wasting engineering time on technical debt You know how it is. It’s already hard enough to squeeze everything you need into a sprint without trying to find an extra 10%–20% of engineering time to pay back technical debt. If you’ve ever argued for carving out time for this, you know that it can feel like a crusade of epic proportions.
The one cultural characteristic you need for a healthy codebase It’s easy to pay lip service to company culture. But few companies actively consider those few cultural characteristics that make a meaningful difference to performance—because that’s the hard part. For
