Everything You NEED to Know About TECH DEBT
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Technical debt is one of those things every software engineer deals with, but not everyone fully understands. It's not just about messy code or TODO comments left to rot—it's about the tradeoffs we make every day to ship faster now, knowing we’ll have to pay for it later.
In this video, I break down everything you need to know about technical debt. From Martin Fowler’s 4 quadrants to real-world metrics showing how much time and money tech debt actually costs teams. I cover what technical debt really is, the different types, how to manage it, when to take it on deliberately, how to measure it, how to communicate it to non-technical stakeholders, and how to systematically pay it down—without halting product development.
Whether you're a junior dev just trying to understand why your codebase is chaos, or a senior engineer looking to improve your team’s velocity, this video gives you the tools and frameworks to deal with tech debt like a pro. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
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Technical debt is one of those things every software engineer deals with, but not everyone fully understands. It's not just about messy code or TODO comments left to rot—it's about the tradeoffs we make every day to ship faster now, knowing we’ll have to pay for it later.
In this video, I break down everything you need to know about technical debt. From Martin Fowler’s 4 quadrants to real-world metrics showing how much time and money tech debt actually costs teams. I cover what technical debt really is, the different types, how to manage it, when to take it on deliberately, how to measure it, how to communicate it to non-technical stakeholders, and how to systematically pay it down—without halting product development.
Whether you're a junior dev just trying to understand why your codebase is chaos, or a senior engineer looking to improve your team’s velocity, this video gives you the tools and frameworks to deal with tech debt like a pro. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
A portion of this video is sponsored by monday.com.
If you're a developer, sign up to my free newsletter Dev Notes ? https://www.devnotesdaily.com/
If you're a student, checkout my Notion template Studious: https://notionstudent.com
Don't know why you'd want to follow me on other socials. I don't even post. But here you go.
?? GitHub: https://github.com/forrestknight
? Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/forrestpknight
? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/forrestpknight
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I document and share my experiences on topics including computer science & software engineering. I'm a full-time Software Engineer and a part-time YouTuber. My less nerdy activities include fishing, hunting, surfing, and snowboarding. I'm just here to hav...