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		smitty1e on Jan 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Technical Debt Is Like a Tetris Game Then there is the false sense of security coming from a skilled player deftly obviating tech debt. Until that player departs, and the team is buried.

_ea1k on Jan 20, 2020 [–]

That's an interesting analogy and it has two sides. A skilled player might hide a lot of technical debt without even realizing it.

An unskilled one might see a lot of it that doesn't even exist.

smitty1e on Jan 20, 2020 | [–]

There is a certain subjectivity in play.

Is Duff's Device technical debt?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff%27s_device

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