Tech Debt, 기술 부채
현 시점에서 더 오래 소요될 수 있는 더 나은 접근방식을 사용하는 대신 쉬운 솔루션을 채택함으로써 발생되는 추가적인 재작업의 비용의 부채
해결되어야 할 문제들을 뒤로 미루고, 비즈니스 문제를 해결하는 시점을 당기는 것

예를 들면 다음과 같은 것들이 기술 부채가 된다.
- 설계된 것을 문서로 남기지 않는다.
- 유닛 테스트를 작성하지 않는다.
- 더 이상 사용되지 않는 DB의 항목을 지우지 않는다.
- 반복되는 일(배포/빌드 등)을 자동화하지 않는다.
- 긴급하게 스펙을 변경한다.
비단 기술에만 해당되는 내용은 아니다. 단기적인 성과를 얻는 것과 장기적인 투자를 하는 것 사이의 줄다리기는 누구에게나 해당
AI Makes Tech Debt More Expensive
AI Makes Tech Debt More Expensive
AI increases the penalty for low quality code
https://www.gauge.sh/blog/ai-makes-tech-debt-more-expensive
Don’t fix it just because it’s technical debt.
Why should we only spend part of our time doing work that maximizes value, and the rest of our time doing other, less optimal work?
https://blog.danslimmon.com/2023/05/08/dont-fix-it-just-because-its-technical-debt/

Technical debt is not a tangible thing, but rather a metaphor for thinking about the accumulated consequences of past decisions and shortcuts
Technical Debt is not real – Foxhound Systems
It's a metaphor for the accumulated consequences of past decisions and shortcuts we make in software development
https://www.foxhound.systems/blog/technical-debt-is-not-real/

A Framework for Prioritizing Tech Debt
Leverage is a powerful tool that applies to many things, including the code we write. However, tech debt like all leverage, comes with interest payments. How do we know when to start spending bandwidth on addressing it? We'll look at a framework that can help us ensure we don't reach a point of insolvency with our codebase.
https://www.maxcountryman.com/articles/a-framework-for-prioritizing-tech-debt

Technical Debt In An Image
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https://christierney.com/2015/12/04/technical-debt-in-an-image

Debts, Tech and Otherwise
While people debate the validity of
https://blogs.newardassociates.com/blog/2025/debts-tech-and-otherwise.html
How to measure
How Google Measures and Manages Tech Debt
Technical debt has haunted development teams for decades, yet remains surprisingly difficult to explain.
https://newsletter.techworld-with-milan.com/p/how-google-measures-and-manages-tech


Seonglae Cho
