Most Technical Debt Starts as “Just This Once”

You tell yourself:
“We’ll clean this later.”
“It’s temporary.”
“We just need to ship.”

Sometimes that’s true.
Often, it becomes permanent.

Technical debt doesn’t explode immediately.
It compounds quietly.

The danger isn’t the shortcut.
It’s forgetting you took it.

If you borrow from the future,
make sure you plan the repayment.

– Serguey Asael Shinder