Digital ExistentialismDiagnosis
Tech Debt
tek detnoun
What it means
The engineering work deferred by someone who has since been promoted.
What it actually means
This is your problem now.
How it is used in a sentence
"We'll need a dedicated quarter to pay down tech debt."
Filed under
Digital Existentialism — Ideas that were briefly worth billions, explained by people who are briefly employed.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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Ship It
Digital Existentialismship itphraseBafflegab
A call to release unfinished software, on the theory that users are an acceptable substitute for testing.
Real meaningWe are out of time.