In a recent discussion with some of the leading startups in Silicon Valley, one of the issues we discussed was that of technical debt. By ignoring the technology stack, they accumulate significant technical debt. I recognize that technical debt is often overlooked or ignored in organizations, simply because they are in any case struggling to keep up with all their other business priorities. Technical debt can be acceptable at times, but in these cases, it means actively being aware of and managing this debt and ensuring that your acceptance of this debt is aligned to your business strategy. We also discussed the importance of measuring technical debt, to prevent it from becoming problematic.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2018 13:30 UTC