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Working code relabeled as technical debt, critics say

Original: @ fribbledom Tools makers have been very successful at labeling working code and working tools as "technical debt". As y

A debate is circulating in developer circles over the software industry's use of the term technical debt. Critics argue tool makers deliberately rebrand perfectly functional code and established tools as technical debt to sell new products, accusing vendors of a sales strategy that keeps them relevant. Supporters of the industry view counter that modernizing codebases is often genuinely necessary.

Why now: Developers are pushing back against tech vendors marketing pressure to rewrite working software

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• @ fribbledom Tools makers have been very successful at labeling working code and working tools as "technical debt". As you would expect from people who would be unemployed if not selling us on using new tools to write new code. Really slick scam they have going on there. With… · badtux · 2

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