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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Apr 2017

    Technical debt is bad, but (more often than not) optimal.

    1:48 AM - 21 Apr 2017
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Interestingly, incurring technical debt tends to be the optimal strategy for individuals as well as for startups.

        6 replies 37 retweets 156 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Young programmers are better off not starting with the theoretical foundations of CS, but by eagerly writing crappy programs.

        54 replies 323 retweets 675 likes
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      1. ɐnɥsoſ‏ @joshuajames 21 Apr 2017
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        ɐnɥsoſ Retweeted ɐnɥsoſ

        Here's a more nuanced view of Technical Debt that explains why it's sometimes good...https://twitter.com/joshuajames/status/566544634332327936 …

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        ɐnɥsoſ @joshuajames
        Everyone who talks about Technical Debt should really read this by @DReinertsen: http://reinertsenassociates.com/technical-debt-adding-math-metaphor/ …
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      1.  🦞Pseudo Expert Lab 🦞‏ @fractality 21 Apr 2017
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        Isn't technical debt just "money you haven't earned yet", like retirement savings? I consider it a pure marketing term for consultants.

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      2. Coba Weel‏ @weel 21 Apr 2017
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        IME you want mgt support for paying tech debt, find tech debt that impacts many people, and fix incrementally, with usable results along way

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      3. Coba Weel‏ @weel 21 Apr 2017
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        Problem isn't that no tech debt is ever worth paying. But you have to pick highest interest debt first, so to speak.

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      1. Nick Craver‏Verified account @Nick_Craver 21 Apr 2017
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        To a point :)

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      1. Mike Kasprzak  🦖‏ @mikekasprzak 21 Apr 2017
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        Yeah. Never owe a robot money.

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      1. Felipe O. Carvalho‏ @_Felipe 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @Jonathan_Blow @paulg @ID_AA_Carmack

        That's a good point. But if your goal is to not have tech debt, getting the Rust compiler to help you is better.

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      2. Felipe O. Carvalho‏ @_Felipe 21 Apr 2017
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        Note that your point can also be an argument in favor of dynamic typing which allows tech debt from the first line you type.

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      3. Felipe O. Carvalho‏ @_Felipe 21 Apr 2017
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        How much tech debt is optimal? Everyone knows it's not 0.

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