Technical Neglect - Kevlin Henney - NDC London 2024

Kevlin Henney explores the metaphor of technical debt, arguing that codebase issues are more often caused by technical neglect than intentional debt.

This talk was recorded at NDC London in London, England. #ndclondon #ndcconferences #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC conference near you: ndcconferences.com ndclondon.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and learn every day: /@NDC Follow our Social Media! facebook.com/ndcconferences twitter.com/NDC_Conferences instagram.com/ndc_conferences/ #code #codebase #architecture #agile #tdd #people #testing #testing #ethics #technology Many developers evoke the mischievous spirit and day-to-day burden of technical debt to explain the misfortunes and troubles of their codebase and delivery. While unmanaged technical debt weighs down many codebases and exerts drag on their schedules, it is more often an effect than a cause. In this talk, we will look at what is and is not meant by technical debt — and other metaphors — with a view to properly attributing the root and recurring cause as technical neglect rather than technical debt. Without seeing technical neglect for what it is, we will continue to misattribute our problems to an effect rather than a cause.