I am still decompressing from the tech debt workshop. It was an exhausting but awesome two days. Right now, I’ve got the day job to do, plus lots of video […]
My position on Tech Debt – I
For the workshop on technical debt, everyone has to write a position paper, give a case study, do a talk, OR do a tutorial. (“One of the above.”) That includes […]
Technical Debt – VIII
Update on the Workshop On Technical Debt: I have a handshake deal for facilities that should be signed in the next two weeks, and most of the logistics are worked […]
Technical Debt – VII
The technical debt series took me to an different place that I expected. I have come to believe that, when it comes to Technical Debt, as an industry … we […]
Technical Debt – VI
After a brief hiatus, I would like to return to the subject of technical debt. First off, I don’t think technical debt is a question of “Yes or No”, but […]
Technical Debt – V
Overall, I haven’t been happy with the Technical Debt Series. For one thing, it reads like old cliches “Just don’t do it” is just like advice to lose weight – […]
Technical Debt – IV
Last Time I talked about how to avoid technical debt as a contributor. I am convinced that by un-training management you can both restore a sane life and decrease the […]
Technical Debt – III
I promised to offer three ways to limit technical debt – Personally, how to impact members on the team you contribute on, and how to impact members on the team […]
Technical Debt II.5 –
I’ve been struggling for the past two weeks to put up a post on technical debt that doesn’t sound like passive-aggressive “how to manage your boss” or “how to trick […]
Technical Debt – II
Before I jump to solutions, I’d like to take a moment and talk about entropy. (From the site “If you assert that nature tends to take things from order to […]
On Technical Debt – I
Andy Lester was in town last week, and he did a wonderful talk on technical debt. Andy’s main point seemed to be that technical debt (like real debt) is a […]