Technical Health For the New Year
This is from an earlier blog. I received several positive reviews so I thought I would share again as I have new followers and since we are about to begin a new year. Technical health is a better term than technical debt when describing the principle of keeping software "clean". Most of us care and understand the consequences of not maintaining good personal health. However, many of us today have run up large debt from school loans, home mortgages, auto loans, etc. Countries generally have huge national debts which continue to explode. It has become an accepted and normal part of life. So why should management care about preventing"technical debt" from growing bigger? It becomes easier to explain that it is essential to maintain our "technical health." One student suggested calling…
