4. Tell me where this breaks.
#Engineering #ProductStrategy #Building #TechnicalDebt
@robinrajan11.bsky.social
@robinrajan11.bsky.social4. Tell me where this breaks.
#Engineering #ProductStrategy #Building #TechnicalDebt
@mraeburn.linkTechnical debt lives in incentives and feedback, not just code. When teams aren't measured on change-time and operability, quick hacks accumulate. Fix: assign ownership, measure lead time, and run small, reversible migrations — not Big Bang rewrites. #TechnicalDebt #TechnicalDebt
@programmerhumor-io.bsky.socialDouble It And Give It To The Next Person
#programming #backend #database #performance #Technicaldebt
https://programmerhumor.io/database-memes/double-it-and-give-it-to-the-next-person-xhfm
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialTwo tickets, two bounties, every week: oldest ticket + most hours logged. $25-$40 gift card to whoever closes it. Gamify technical debt and watch it disappear. Save this and run it on Monday.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialPriority aging is one of the most powerful service desk tools available.
The gate: 90-95% of tickets under 45 days.
Earn it first.
Then turn it on.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialAlways be hunting rogues.
Not a one-time cleanup — a permanent posture.
The blob tightens from the outside in.
@makyoai.bsky.social@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialDaily workflow won't clear technical debt alone. Two sprint modes will: Swarming Sprint clears the board, Pinpoint Sprint kills the worst outlier. Save this for your next planning conversation.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialEvery rogue ticket in your standup gets one question before you move on: Do we have a shooting solution?
Not a status.
A specific next move.
@devleader.caThe only solution to tech debt is to go fix all of it right away.
Read more here:
https://bgh.st/xbte4s
@mraeburn.linkBoards see tech as risk; leaders should treat it like a balance sheet. Make technical debt visible: quantify backlog in effort and ops cost, prioritise by ROI and change‑risk, and fund a steady 'amortisation' budget. Conversations become trade‑offs, not blame. #technicaldebt #technicaldebt
@mannypalachuk.bsky.social@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialTechnical debt won't clear itself during normal workflow. You need dedicated hunt time. Swarming Sprint or Pinpoint Sprint — which one does your shop need right now? Drop it below.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialThe team didn't create the technical debt.
The absence of a system that made it visible created the debt.
@akritiko.bsky.socialEvery OSS project has that one issue open since 2019, 'investigate flaky test,' 47 comments, 0 fixes.
Basically the project's haunted house. Nobody goes in.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialThree types of tickets are hiding in your queue right now. Age Rogue. Time Rogue. Super Rogue. Each one exposes a different weak point in your prioritization. Save this and go find yours.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialA team that tolerates 90-day-old tickets will eventually tolerate 120. Then 180.
The tail trains your team what normal looks like.
@programmerhumor-io.bsky.social
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialMost service desks aren't working the wrong tickets — they're working them in the wrong order. The fix: highest priority first, oldest to newest. Which one does your team run? Drop 1, 2, or 3 below.
@mannypalachuk.bsky.socialThe age rogue is old and forgotten.
The time rogue is heavy with hours and going nowhere.
The super rogue is both. Know which one you're hunting.