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by rdiddly 3297 days ago
This idea is basically all about the future. If you don't have to worry about the future whatsoever, or have no business worrying about it (e.g. you're in a startup that might die in 6 months), by all means hack it together, get as far as you can, and "borrow" as much technical debt as you can rack up.

The longer the future of the project, the more likely that tech debt will have to be repaid. And the more closely you're involved with it, the more likely it's you who'll be paying it.