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Tech Debt Is Not Always Bad Debt

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"Tech debt" is actually a great name because debt is not always bad.

Sometimes it is good! We take on debt to buy a house, to buy a car, and in the most American tradition possible, sometimes we take on debt to ship software faster.

"Do we want to ship these 3 features in a week, even if changing one of them later might take 2 weeks?"

In an early product cycle that math maths. Generally, I think you should be okay shipping something quicker if it helps you learn something important about the product.