The Technical Debt Trap • Doc Norton • YOW! 2017

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2017. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Doc Norton - Independent Agile & Executive Coach @DocOnDev RESOURCES https://x.com/DocOnDev https://www.linkedin.com/in/docondev https://github.com/docondev https://medium.com/@DocOnDev https://docondev.com ABSTRACT #TechnicalDebt has become a catch-all phrase for any code that needs to be re-worked. Much like Refactoring has become a catch-all phrase for any activity that involves changing code. These fundamental misunderstandings and comfortable yet mis-applied metaphors have resulted in a plethora of poor decisions. What is technical debt? What is not technical debt? Why should we care? What is the cost of misunderstanding? What do we do about it? Doc discusses the origins of the metaphor, what it means today, and how we properly identify and manage technical debt. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Doc Norton • Escape Velocity • https://amzn.to/3xWk2p1 Christian Clausen • Five Lines of Code • https://amzn.to/3s2zjyg Martin Fowler • Refactoring • https://amzn.to/3EVcHXQ Uncle Bob • Clean Code • https://amzn.to/3soPO6k Adam Tornhill • Your Code as a Crime Scene • https://amzn.to/3FI5E2V https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #EmergentDesign #CleanCode #Refactoring #DocNorton #DocOnDev #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1