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by morgelgluff 1781 days ago
Those observations pertain specifically to developers who howl about vague technical debts. Those tend to be juniors.

Seniors point out specific issues with specific consequences and lay out specific actions to resolve/mitigate. The term “technical debt” isn’t usually needed in that case.

Technical debt terminology is a fig leaf for “I dont understand and I wont put in the effort to learn”.