Technical Debt
Shortcuts taken now that cost more to fix later.
Definition
The future cost of a decision taken for short-term speed, which accrues until it is repaid.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
Shortcuts taken now that cost more to fix later.
Example
A component forked to ship a deadline, which now has to be maintained separately forever.
Local chart
TERM·097 · Region X · Grid C5
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Sunk Cost FallacyBIAS·014 · Cognitive bias
- Design System AdoptionSYS·005 · Design system
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.