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in reply to Technical debt?

"Technical debt"??? I've never seen this term before.

See TechnicalDebt for some background on the term.

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Re^2: Technical debt?
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Dec 21, 2005 at 19:07 UTC
    See http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TechnicalDebt for some background on the term.

    And bless Mr Cunningham whoever for coming up with such a wonderfully productive metaphor. I've found it a very effective tool in explaining to non-technical people why spending a little now to stay out of "debt" is better than the alternative.

Re^2: Technical debt?
by tlm (Prior) on Dec 21, 2005 at 17:27 UTC

    Thanks!

    Boy, I wasn't even lukewarm on that one!

    the lowliest monk