Ask HN: What was your most humbling learning moment?

Re:Ask HN: What was your most humbling learning moment? by eru on Monday June 03, 2024 @04:14AM (#40560392)

Btw, if you like the financial metaphor, then technical debt is a bit of a misnomer. 'Technical debt' behaves a lot more like equity you sold than like debt you issued.

In the sense that the 'technical debt' is only something to worry about in the future, if your project goes anywhere. But if no-one ever uses your product, you don't need to fix the 'technical debt'.

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Re:Ask HN: What was your most humbling learning moment? by jjmarr on Monday June 03, 2024 @10:49AM (#40563168)

Thank you! I like the metaphors because they allow me to think about related variables. What metrics would I use to compare different technical equity options? Is there an implied valuation of my project based on the % of developer time I have to spend fixing an issue related to the feature value?

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