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Technical Debt and the In-Laws Metaphor
Is technical debt bad? Spoiler: No. But there's a catch. Learn how to manage it using the kitchen and in-laws metaphor.
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Technical debt isn't what you think, isn't fixed the way you think, and costs more than you think. This series dismantles the myths around technical debt and explores what happens when quality stops being a priority.
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Is technical debt bad? Spoiler: No. But there's a catch. Learn how to manage it using the kitchen and in-laws metaphor.
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