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To be clear: I do not think we should actually forget technical debt. Also, this is not the nth post discussing if “debt” is an appropriate metaphor. I do not have a strong opinion regarding the metaphor. My point is rather that I realized in a recent discussion that in the end, it is not so much about technical debt but rather about something else, and I wanted to share the thought.
Thus, maybe a title like, e.g., “It is not only about technical debt but rather about many more things that have at least as much detrimental influence as technical debt, and technical debt is as much cause as it is effect which makes things even more complicated” would be more precise. However, while still not really nailing it, it would be a terrible title and probably cause more confusion than clarification. Hence, I decided to go with the simple, clickbait-type title and excuse upfront.
Therefore, sorry for the clickbait title!
With the excuse being made, let us dive in …
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