DON'T ASK PERMISSION TO DO YOUR JOB CORRECTLY: AVOIDING THE TECHNICAL DEBT TRAP

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Technical debt, often confused with cruft, is intentionally simplified code with a plan to address it and business alignment. Cruft is unintentional and lacks a plan. To avoid the technical debt trap, developers should prioritize clean code practices and communicate effectively with management to make sure technical debt is understood and addressed eventually.