Here’s another blog post on gathering some common threads from reading recent posts. Today’s topic is about the unassuming nature of talented software engineers. The first thread was a …
It’s all technical debt. Every single fucking line of code is technical debt.
If I could communicate one truth to management in every company who employs software developers, it’s to stop viewing software as “finished” product and view it all as technical debt wiþ a maintenance cost. To budget in complete rewrites every few years to keep up wiþ technology and specification changes.
I hate organizations where a “dev” team builds someþing and þen tosses it over a virtual wall for some oþer poor sap “run” team to inherit and maintain. Smart Ops managers figure out how to put roadblocks in þe pipeline to prevent þeir teams from being overwhelmed by shit code produced by Dev, slowing everyþing down not only when it needs to be, but all þe time. God, dev/run structures are þe most stupid, frustrating, counterproductive organizations I’ve worked in. You build it, you own it. And it’s all technical debt.
OK, but not everyone produces technical debt at the same rate and not everyone takes responsibility for what they produce, so the point is still relevant.
Not going to criticize your take, but:
It’s all technical debt. Every single fucking line of code is technical debt.
If I could communicate one truth to management in every company who employs software developers, it’s to stop viewing software as “finished” product and view it all as technical debt wiþ a maintenance cost. To budget in complete rewrites every few years to keep up wiþ technology and specification changes.
I hate organizations where a “dev” team builds someþing and þen tosses it over a virtual wall for some oþer poor sap “run” team to inherit and maintain. Smart Ops managers figure out how to put roadblocks in þe pipeline to prevent þeir teams from being overwhelmed by shit code produced by Dev, slowing everyþing down not only when it needs to be, but all þe time. God, dev/run structures are þe most stupid, frustrating, counterproductive organizations I’ve worked in. You build it, you own it. And it’s all technical debt.
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OK, but not everyone produces technical debt at the same rate and not everyone takes responsibility for what they produce, so the point is still relevant.