THE VALUE OF REPAYING GOOD TECHNICAL DEBT

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Good technical debt, as opposed to bad technical debt, is intentional, provides initial benefits, and is controlled through tripwires to prevent excessive interest. Teams often struggle to articulate the business value of repaying technical debt, leading to the misconception that a total system rewrite is the only solution. A simpler approach is proposed: identify hindrances to progress, capture them on sticky notes with dates, and add dots each time they recur.