Can We Please Stop Talking About Tech Debt

Explore a thought-provoking conference talk that challenges the concept of "tech debt" and offers fresh perspectives on addressing important technical work. Discover why the speaker believes this term may be holding back progress in the software industry and learn alternative approaches to ensure critical technical tasks are completed. Gain insights into the evolution of software development since the 1990s and understand how these changes impact the way we think about code maintenance and improvement. Learn practical strategies for successfully implementing a new mindset around technical work and find out where to go next in your journey to improve your development practices.

Intro
Tidying up
What is tech debt?
A lot has changed since the 90s
Why "tech debt" is holding us back
What to do instead
How to do it successfully
Where to go from here
Outro