XTC: The struggle between management and developers over technical debt

Topic: The struggle between management and developers over technical debt

Presenters: Colm O'Connor and Dafydd Rees

Host: Tom Anderson

Developers' perspectives and management perspectives on technical
debt are vastly different and often in conflict.

• Should developers just put up with hellishly bad code? Should they stop
  whining and just get it done?
• Is code quality solely developers' responsibility?
• When is okay to write bad code? When it is a good idea to write bad
  code?
• If you don't understand the code, is it just because you're not l33t
  enough?
• How do we tie managers' reputations to the level (or lack) of code
  quality delivered?
• How do we reconcile the needs, perspectives and concerns of all sides?

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