- There’s an assumption that “technical debt” is a “debt” that has to be repaid or it’s not forgiven because of the name “debt.
- Project can be terminated without repayment.
- If we compare it to debt, it is equivalent to bankruptcy, but it can be done more easily.
- In some cases, the company only operates without adding new features without repaying the technical debt and becomes a dollar store.
- Cases where customers value “continuing with the current functionality” more than “new functionality being added”.
- Well, as the technical debt increases, it gets harder and harder to “just operate”.
- Even if you don’t add new features, you may have to change the code.
- Security holes are found or
- Even if you don’t add new features, you may have to change the code.
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