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Developers debate new features versus technical debt

Original: # Development # Comics New features vs. old fires · “Our top priority should be fixing our technical debt.” https:// ilo

A debate is circulating among developers and managers over whether teams should prioritize paying down technical debt over shipping new features. One widely shared framing, presented in comic form, argues that "our top priority should be fixing our technical debt," capturing a common frustration that old problems keep catching fire while new work is pushed forward.

Why now: Technical debt versus feature development is a persistent tension in software teams, and the comic framing is resonating with developers right now.

software developersengineering managementtech debtDevOps

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