Chaos vs. clean: what's your server room costing you? #ITinfrastructure #managedIT #MSP #ITsupport #cybersecurity #smallbusiness #serverroom #techdebt
November 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Chaos vs. clean: what's your server room costing you? #ITinfrastructure #managedIT #MSP #ITsupport #cybersecurity #smallbusiness #serverroom #techdebt
Once again, the rush is on to get "functionality" into production without all the pesky "nonfunctional" requirements (i.e. security; compliance; risk; safety; privacy; bcdr, etc.).
Let's just create "sports cars" that go really fast...we can worry about those pesky "brakes" another time.
#techdebt
Let's just create "sports cars" that go really fast...we can worry about those pesky "brakes" another time.
#techdebt
November 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Once again, the rush is on to get "functionality" into production without all the pesky "nonfunctional" requirements (i.e. security; compliance; risk; safety; privacy; bcdr, etc.).
Let's just create "sports cars" that go really fast...we can worry about those pesky "brakes" another time.
#techdebt
Let's just create "sports cars" that go really fast...we can worry about those pesky "brakes" another time.
#techdebt
A deprecated log table, still written by one legacy Python path, hit 2,147,483,647 in a 32-bit column. Order API down 54 min for most couriers. Not a DB bug — a half-finished decommission. #TechDebt #SRE
status.clickpost.ai/incident/111...
status.clickpost.ai/incident/111...
November 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A deprecated log table, still written by one legacy Python path, hit 2,147,483,647 in a 32-bit column. Order API down 54 min for most couriers. Not a DB bug — a half-finished decommission. #TechDebt #SRE
status.clickpost.ai/incident/111...
status.clickpost.ai/incident/111...
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
October 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
November 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
#Development #Satires
That’s what I call technical debt · 15 hits about unpaid maintainers and overconfident AI agents ilo.im/16gxw7 by Andrew Nesbitt
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#Maintenance #OpenSource #AI #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
That’s what I call technical debt · 15 hits about unpaid maintainers and overconfident AI agents ilo.im/16gxw7 by Andrew Nesbitt
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#Maintenance #OpenSource #AI #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
Now That’s What I Call Technical Debt!
15 chart-topping hits about unpaid maintainers and overconfident AI agents.
ilo.im
October 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
#Development #Satires
That’s what I call technical debt · 15 hits about unpaid maintainers and overconfident AI agents ilo.im/16gxw7 by Andrew Nesbitt
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#Maintenance #OpenSource #AI #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
That’s what I call technical debt · 15 hits about unpaid maintainers and overconfident AI agents ilo.im/16gxw7 by Andrew Nesbitt
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#Maintenance #OpenSource #AI #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
#Development #Comics
New features vs. old fires · “Our top priority should be fixing our technical debt.” ilo.im/16h65k by Work Chronicles
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#Business #Management #Marketing #Maintenance #Features #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
New features vs. old fires · “Our top priority should be fixing our technical debt.” ilo.im/16h65k by Work Chronicles
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#Business #Management #Marketing #Maintenance #Features #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
(comic) New vs old
Comics about work. Made with love and lots of coffee.
ilo.im
October 26, 2026 at 1:09 AM
#Development #Comics
New features vs. old fires · “Our top priority should be fixing our technical debt.” ilo.im/16h65k by Work Chronicles
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#Business #Management #Marketing #Maintenance #Features #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
New features vs. old fires · “Our top priority should be fixing our technical debt.” ilo.im/16h65k by Work Chronicles
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#Business #Management #Marketing #Maintenance #Features #TechDebt #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
Agreed, and track both sides. Never true in 90 days: a dead path, retire that code path. Always true: the rollout is done, retire the flag and keep the code. Git history stays intact for audits. The dates turn "I think it's unused" into evidence, and the owner still makes the call. #TechDebt
October 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Agreed, and track both sides. Never true in 90 days: a dead path, retire that code path. Always true: the rollout is done, retire the flag and keep the code. Git history stays intact for audits. The dates turn "I think it's unused" into evidence, and the owner still makes the call. #TechDebt
571 - Picture MCPs disappearing from Fabric tomorrow. The amount of relearning would be ugly. Once you let something in, putting it back in the box isn't really an option.
youtu.be/eH2NZRZHBuY
#mcp #microsoftfabric #aiagents #techdebt
youtu.be/eH2NZRZHBuY
#mcp #microsoftfabric #aiagents #techdebt
October 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
571 - Picture MCPs disappearing from Fabric tomorrow. The amount of relearning would be ugly. Once you let something in, putting it back in the box isn't really an option.
youtu.be/eH2NZRZHBuY
#mcp #microsoftfabric #aiagents #techdebt
youtu.be/eH2NZRZHBuY
#mcp #microsoftfabric #aiagents #techdebt
Tech debt you can't see never gets fixed. When you're the only IT person, writing it down is step one; ranking it by business impact, not by how annoying it is to you, is step two. How do you decide what to pay down first? #TechDebt
October 23, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Tech debt you can't see never gets fixed. When you're the only IT person, writing it down is step one; ranking it by business impact, not by how annoying it is to you, is step two. How do you decide what to pay down first? #TechDebt
I once had four pitch decks for the same piece of work, and none of them led with the engineering argument, because that was the one that never worked.
Tech debt belongs to the company, but the moment you promise to pay it down, it's your name on it.
#TechDebt #Leadership
Tech debt belongs to the company, but the moment you promise to pay it down, it's your name on it.
#TechDebt #Leadership
The tech debt you can't fix alone
The engineering argument for paying down tech debt almost never won; what got it funded was a promise, and the promise was always in my name.
phpboyscout.uk
October 25, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I once had four pitch decks for the same piece of work, and none of them led with the engineering argument, because that was the one that never worked.
Tech debt belongs to the company, but the moment you promise to pay it down, it's your name on it.
#TechDebt #Leadership
Tech debt belongs to the company, but the moment you promise to pay it down, it's your name on it.
#TechDebt #Leadership
"Week 11: The Landing Zone Isn't Quite a Landing Zone" by Dinesh Sharma
#tech-debt #tech-responsibility #transformation #aws-organizations
#tech-debt #tech-responsibility #transformation #aws-organizations
Week 11: The Landing Zone Isn't Quite a Landing Zone
The Transformation Diaries | Week 11: The Landing Zone Isn't Quite a Landing Zone
"We don't have a landing zone. We have a car park." What happens when your AWS multi-account structure is an archaeological dig through three years of org charts that no longer exist. Spoiler: the governance tooling was free, and somehow that makes it worse. When "installed" and "adopted" turn out to be very different things. 🛬 #AWS #CloudGovernance #TechDebt #EnterpriseArchitecture
community.aws
October 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"Week 11: The Landing Zone Isn't Quite a Landing Zone" by Dinesh Sharma
#tech-debt #tech-responsibility #transformation #aws-organizations
#tech-debt #tech-responsibility #transformation #aws-organizations
Technical debt doesn't always require a major refactoring project. Small improvements during regular development, better testing, and clear documentation can help keep software maintainable.
foundersbar.com
#Startups #SoftwareDevelopment #TechDebt
foundersbar.com
#Startups #SoftwareDevelopment #TechDebt
Tech + Marketing Hub for Startups (MVP to GTM) | Foundersbar
Tech + marketing hub for startup founders. Fixed cost MVP development, GTM tech setup, and fractional CTO advisory to build and scale reliably with Foundersbar
foundersbar.com
October 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Technical debt doesn't always require a major refactoring project. Small improvements during regular development, better testing, and clear documentation can help keep software maintainable.
foundersbar.com
#Startups #SoftwareDevelopment #TechDebt
foundersbar.com
#Startups #SoftwareDevelopment #TechDebt
Technical debt isn't always bad. Some shortcuts help startups launch faster and validate ideas. The key is knowing which compromises are manageable and which could create bigger problems later.
foundersbar.com
#Startups #TechDebt #SoftwareDevelopment
foundersbar.com
#Startups #TechDebt #SoftwareDevelopment
Tech + Marketing Hub for Startups (MVP to GTM) | Foundersbar
Tech + marketing hub for startup founders. Fixed cost MVP development, GTM tech setup, and fractional CTO advisory to build and scale reliably with Foundersbar
foundersbar.com
October 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Technical debt isn't always bad. Some shortcuts help startups launch faster and validate ideas. The key is knowing which compromises are manageable and which could create bigger problems later.
foundersbar.com
#Startups #TechDebt #SoftwareDevelopment
foundersbar.com
#Startups #TechDebt #SoftwareDevelopment
LKML: 13,641 messages a week × ~2,100 subscribers ≈ 29M deliveries, per Ryabitsev. A 25-line patch would stop CCing it on every patch. Not just noise — Xen's maintainer catches regressions there. Archive all, alert selectively, measure first. #Linux #TechDebt
lkml.iu.edu/2610.1/01006...
lkml.iu.edu/2610.1/01006...
October 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
LKML: 13,641 messages a week × ~2,100 subscribers ≈ 29M deliveries, per Ryabitsev. A 25-line patch would stop CCing it on every patch. Not just noise — Xen's maintainer catches regressions there. Archive all, alert selectively, measure first. #Linux #TechDebt
lkml.iu.edu/2610.1/01006...
lkml.iu.edu/2610.1/01006...
Vendor lock-in creates a hidden form of technical debt. ⚙️
Frank Warren examines how rational hardware choices reduce adaptability, leaving IT estates restricted just as AI demands greater agility.
Read the full article below 👇
#TechDebt #IT #Infrastructure
Frank Warren examines how rational hardware choices reduce adaptability, leaving IT estates restricted just as AI demands greater agility.
Read the full article below 👇
#TechDebt #IT #Infrastructure
The hidden cost of vendor lock-in: How infrastructure decisions create technical debt
Infrastructure technical debt can make organisations harder to change. Explore how vendor lock-in, refresh cycles and legacy decisions reduce flexibility.
www.techfinitive.com
October 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Vendor lock-in creates a hidden form of technical debt. ⚙️
Frank Warren examines how rational hardware choices reduce adaptability, leaving IT estates restricted just as AI demands greater agility.
Read the full article below 👇
#TechDebt #IT #Infrastructure
Frank Warren examines how rational hardware choices reduce adaptability, leaving IT estates restricted just as AI demands greater agility.
Read the full article below 👇
#TechDebt #IT #Infrastructure
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
October 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
It's a complex problem that also ties into workplace culture. If you have a grindy, high-techdebt environment, AI might feels like a fresh breeze. But it is just going to make the march towards failure a run.
October 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It's a complex problem that also ties into workplace culture. If you have a grindy, high-techdebt environment, AI might feels like a fresh breeze. But it is just going to make the march towards failure a run.
Technical debt is silent and lethal to engineering velocity. Here is how to audit and pay it down before it breaks your stack. Explore at klytron.com #coding #softwareengineering #techdebt #klytron
#klytron #coding #softwareengineering #techdebt #developer
#klytron #coding #softwareengineering #techdebt #developer
October 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Technical debt is silent and lethal to engineering velocity. Here is how to audit and pay it down before it breaks your stack. Explore at klytron.com #coding #softwareengineering #techdebt #klytron
#klytron #coding #softwareengineering #techdebt #developer
#klytron #coding #softwareengineering #techdebt #developer
IE7 turns 20 (Oct 18, 2006): tabs, and compat via "some of the most important standards." Some. When one browser dominates, its quirks become the standard. #WebDev #TechDebt
news.microsoft.com/source/2006/...
news.microsoft.com/source/2006/...
October 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
IE7 turns 20 (Oct 18, 2006): tabs, and compat via "some of the most important standards." Some. When one browser dominates, its quirks become the standard. #WebDev #TechDebt
news.microsoft.com/source/2006/...
news.microsoft.com/source/2006/...
A volunteer-run chess federation with no engineering budget, five minor Rails versions, and one hidden shim a model wouldn't have flagged on its own: go.fastruby.io/rn8
#RubyOnRails #RailsUpgrade #TechDebt
#RubyOnRails #RailsUpgrade #TechDebt
October 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
A volunteer-run chess federation with no engineering budget, five minor Rails versions, and one hidden shim a model wouldn't have flagged on its own: go.fastruby.io/rn8
#RubyOnRails #RailsUpgrade #TechDebt
#RubyOnRails #RailsUpgrade #TechDebt
#Development #Techniques
Web accessibility smoke testing · Six quick browser checks before submitting a pull request ilo.im/16h1e3 by Rachele DiTullio
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#Scaling #Text #Content #Keyboard #Focus #Accessibility #TechDebt #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend
Web accessibility smoke testing · Six quick browser checks before submitting a pull request ilo.im/16h1e3 by Rachele DiTullio
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#Scaling #Text #Content #Keyboard #Focus #Accessibility #TechDebt #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend
Web accessibility smoke testing - Rachele DiTullio
At my work, we struggle with constant turnover of full-stack developers working on the frontend who haven’t been trained in accessibility best practices. We’re limited in what we can teach them due...
ilo.im
October 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
#Development #Techniques
Web accessibility smoke testing · Six quick browser checks before submitting a pull request ilo.im/16h1e3 by Rachele DiTullio
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#Scaling #Text #Content #Keyboard #Focus #Accessibility #TechDebt #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend
Web accessibility smoke testing · Six quick browser checks before submitting a pull request ilo.im/16h1e3 by Rachele DiTullio
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#Scaling #Text #Content #Keyboard #Focus #Accessibility #TechDebt #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend
Artists and Scientists it's your fault if #GenAI runs out of creative & scientific material to gobble-now you've got to do the actual work, because we need "insights" goddamnit (also, you've to clean up the #TechDebt, errors, humanwash documentation & prevent #AIDrift) #IoT #SpéirGhorm #AISummitIE
Google’s Demis Hassabis
“Our AI systems are good at solving problems, but it’s up to the scientists and artists to pose the questions”
“Our AI systems are good at solving problems, but it’s up to the scientists and artists to pose the questions”
October 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Artists and Scientists it's your fault if #GenAI runs out of creative & scientific material to gobble-now you've got to do the actual work, because we need "insights" goddamnit (also, you've to clean up the #TechDebt, errors, humanwash documentation & prevent #AIDrift) #IoT #SpéirGhorm #AISummitIE
You’ve just traded the upfront cost of typing for the massive hidden cost of debugging unread code.
#SoftwareEngineering #AICoding #CodeReview #TechDebt #DeveloperExperience #Programming #CodeQuality #AI
#SoftwareEngineering #AICoding #CodeReview #TechDebt #DeveloperExperience #Programming #CodeQuality #AI
October 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
You’ve just traded the upfront cost of typing for the massive hidden cost of debugging unread code.
#SoftwareEngineering #AICoding #CodeReview #TechDebt #DeveloperExperience #Programming #CodeQuality #AI
#SoftwareEngineering #AICoding #CodeReview #TechDebt #DeveloperExperience #Programming #CodeQuality #AI
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
October 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
https://bit.ly/494vqgX Don't Fall for the #Lure of #Technical #Debt.
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt
Southwest Airlines is the perfect example of what not to do.
Read about technical debt, why it is a problem, and how massive companies like Southwest can fall for the lure of technical debt.
#techdebt