The original article was better. It's a few links lower on the front page right now:

http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebt.html

Much much better. To the point where this feels narcissistic.

Agreed. Same goes for the discussion and comments for Fowler's article:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496285

"No matter how talented and smart the software developers, all these tiny deferments begin to add up and cumulatively weigh on the project, dragging it down. My latest project is no different."

Atwood thinks too highly of himself for my liking. Just saying.

Jeff Atwood's posts read like brochures. I wish he'd stop the bold type and barely relevant graphics.