Before you blindly tackle technical debt, remember:
Perfection is the enemy of good.
If it’s “good enough”, ship it.
Remember that a business solely exists to make money and development work is an expense. Tackling technical debt may be worth the expense, but needs to be justified by a return on that investment.
- Will it save development effort?
- Will it reduce hosting costs?
- Will it allow us to scale further?
Once you know the value of the effort, prioritization is easy.
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