Comments on: Manage complexity like debt http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Haacked http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Haacked Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:45:50 +0000 http://headway.structure101.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/#comment-26 <p>I've heard this called "Design Debt" which is pretty much the same thing. </p> <p>I wrote up an example here: <a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2005/09/24/GoingIntoDesignDebt.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://haacked.com/archive/2005/09/24/GoingIntoDesignDebt.aspx</a></p> <p>Joshua Kerievsky has some great illustrations of this in practice in the book "Refactoring to Patterns".</p> I’ve heard this called “Design Debt” which is pretty much the same thing.

I wrote up an example here: http://haacked.com/archive/2005/09/24/GoingIntoDesignDebt.aspx

Joshua Kerievsky has some great illustrations of this in practice in the book “Refactoring to Patterns”.

]]> By: Frank Kelly http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Frank Kelly Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:41:58 +0000 http://headway.structure101.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/#comment-25 <p>Hi Chris, </p> <p>I agree that the "debt" terminiology is very useful in Software Engineering as a whole - where decisions (or lack thereof) come back later (with avengence) if not addressed.</p> <p>I've blogged a little about this earlier this year - more focused on key design decisions and project planning.<br /> <a href="http://softarc.blogspot.com/2006/05/design-debt.html" rel="nofollow">http://softarc.blogspot.com/2006/05/design-debt.html</a></p> <p>Best,</p> <p>-Frank</p> Hi Chris,

I agree that the “debt” terminiology is very useful in Software Engineering as a whole – where decisions (or lack thereof) come back later (with avengence) if not addressed.

I’ve blogged a little about this earlier this year – more focused on key design decisions and project planning.
http://softarc.blogspot.com/2006/05/design-debt.html

Best,

-Frank

]]> By: Paddy http://www.headwaysoftware.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Paddy Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:13:17 +0000 http://headway.structure101.com/blog/2006/09/manage-complexity-like-debt/#comment-24 <p>We have been using the term "technical debt" in our agile projects for a while now. Its a really useful metaphor for people close to the code. The problem is that unless you have a way to quantify it it remains abstract and intangible at a management level. What I like about Structure101 is that it gives me a means to quantify and communicate technical debt to people outside the development team.</p> We have been using the term “technical debt” in our agile projects for a while now. Its a really useful metaphor for people close to the code. The problem is that unless you have a way to quantify it it remains abstract and intangible at a management level. What I like about Structure101 is that it gives me a means to quantify and communicate technical debt to people outside the development team.

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