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Message |
| 01:41 |
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pdurbin |
I hear this is interesting: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/17/356944145/episode-576-when-women-stopped-coding |
| 01:41 |
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pdurbin |
via https://www.facebook.com/amightygirl/photos/a.360833590619627.72897.316489315054055/937481559621491/ |
| 04:07 |
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aditsu |
I don't like the term "technical debt", I'd rather say "bad legacy" |
| 08:15 |
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| 11:48 |
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pdurbin |
I think technical debt is a fine term. And I enjoyed the article at http://irclog.greptilian.com/sourcefu/2015-12-08 |
| 13:09 |
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dotplus |
I think the word 'debt' brings useful connotations by the analogy with compound interest |
| 13:12 |
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dotplus |
also, "Everything" is a either a people problem or a math/physics problem. Occasionally you can mitigate people problems with tech solutions, but rarely can you solve them |
| 13:38 |
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pdurbin |
dotplus: I *think* that on balance you and I mostly agree with https://einarwh.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/technical-debt-isnt-technical/ |
| 13:38 |
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pdurbin |
though we may quibble about the details :) |
| 14:31 |
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aditsu |
well, debt means you need to pay something to somebody, I don't see the connection |
| 14:39 |
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dotplus |
in taking on technical debt, you are accepting the burden of paying/losing money in the future for the benefit of a cheaper path forward *now* |
| 14:42 |
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dotplus |
If you don't understand this, I could give examples to make it more concrete - I won't bother if you understand it, but it just doesn't resonate for you. No big deal, it's just an analogy that is supposed to help communicate and elucidate. If it doesn't, use what does. |
| 15:20 |
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pdurbin |
I find it to be a useful analogy. props to Ward Cunningham :) |
| 17:54 |
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aditsu |
dotplus: if you put it that way, it kinda makes sense |
| 17:56 |
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aditsu |
totally unrelated: this is quite fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4QcyW-qTUg (t-rex 3d illusion) |
| 22:14 |
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