All Tech is Debt
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Claim: all software is liability from the moment it ships, vulnerable and already out of date, and attempts to live debt free lose to change and users. Examples include a rebuilt subscription system that gets replaced by a SaaS, constant zero day churn, and a container platform with 2 million lines of debt. Advice is practical: prefer open source or hosted services, throw it away when possible, invest in people and culture because All tech is debt and teams deliver durable value.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00The reality of tech debt
- 1:20Understanding tech debt
- 4:03Why all tech is debt
- 7:34Sausage making and success
- 10:38Tales of debt and success
- 13:32Mitigating and managing debt
- 15:32People are the real asset
- 17:12Q&A on debt and strategy
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