Technical Debt - Yes, That Is A Pattern

Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur · Apr 12, 2022 · 15m

The idea of technical debt is a hot topic among software development groups. In particular, this concept shows up in agile efforts. While it is more a concept than a pattern, we can use this as a pattern for our design and development work. In fact, it lines up well with the Pareto principle and pushing details off until after delivery.

The Technical Debt Pattern Defined

I like to think of technical debt architecture as boxes and connections that are dotted lines. We sometimes see a whole section of functionality surrounded by a dotted line fence. These are referred to as future features or…