> If you want to equip programmers to talk to > management, donât > forget to give them this link: > http://www.martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebt.html
Thanks for this. I've heard the term "Technical Debt" a few times lately and I really like it. Unlike a financial debt however, there is a possibility that the principal and interest won't have to be paid. A poor implementation today may forfeit some feature in the future, but there's always a chance that feature won't be required[1]. In my case, I think we've bet on this much too heavily. But I still like the idea and will definitely refer people to that article. [1] I'm not sure if this is an argument for or against iterative development. In some ways, paying down technical debt seems antithetical to XP methodologies (but that's a separate discussion). -Jeff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
