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> I don’t believe we can equate jonesing for a fresh hit to writing well intentioned but ultimately difficult code or the product of inexperience.

That's not what "technical dept" is. Choosing a quick solution instead of a proper one that would take more effort is. I've made that conscious more than once myself: to hit a deadline, or because I didn't know if the MVP would even survive long enough to worry about code maintenance.



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