4. Build cost is a number. Running cost is a commitment.
What in your stack is currently being maintained by nobody?
#SoftwareEngineering #Deployment #Founders #TechDebt

4. Build cost is a number. Running cost is a commitment.
What in your stack is currently being maintained by nobody?
#SoftwareEngineering #Deployment #Founders #TechDebt
Source: Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At
Author: Ed Zitron
Curated: https://dissent.digital
#aibubble #creditcrunch #techdebt #junkbonds #treasuryyields #openai
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Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
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ICYMI: Tech's debt crisis is flashing a warning sign not seen since 2020 #TechDebt #LeveragedLoans
Tech's debt crisis is flashing a warning sign not seen since 2020 #TechDebt #LeveragedLoans
Why reinvent the wheel when you can just drag and drop your tech debt across every single career milestone?
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What refactor does your team keep putting off as 'not urgent,' even though everyone knows it's slowing every sprint down?
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Technical documentation can reveal risks that are easy to miss during day-to-day development: unclear ownership, undocumented dependencies, outdated infrastructure, or critical knowledge held by one person.
Using a trillion-parameter AI model to crack simple software logic is like renting an industrial crane to open a hazelnut—here is why we need to stop.
#SoftwareArchitecture #GenerativeAI #TechDebt #Engineering
The Cascading Developing Sheets
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Everyone romanticizes Rome. But did they truly innovate or just endlessly optimize their existing stack? The greatest empires fail when they stop building the future & just manage the past. A lesson for all "legacy" systems. #ZeroToOne #TechDebt
Every in-house tool is a startup with one customer, no support team, and a founder who has a day job. #TechDebt #SecurityLeadership #CyberSecurity
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Technical debt can quietly change a startup’s product roadmap. A feature may look simple, but outdated architecture, fragile integrations, or database limitations can make it much harder to build. foundersbar.com
Not every technical issue needs to be fixed immediately. Prioritize technical improvements that directly affect important roadmap items, customer needs, reliability, or future development. foundersbar.com
If the same types of features keep taking longer than expected, look for the underlying constraint. It could be technical debt, architecture, testing, integrations, or unclear requirements. foundersbar.com
Found a TODO comment dated six years ago in our core production checkout service.
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Everyone talks about Roman roads. Underrated: their legal system. A truly scalable code for human interaction. The ultimate API for governance. Modern societies are still running on v0.1 of that stack. Time for an upgrade. #Rome #Scalability #TechDebt
SaaS companies don’t always need to spend more to ship faster.
Learn how FinOps, targeted debt paydown, CI/CD automation, and flexible development teams can reduce costs without slowing delivery:
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