Nothing more permanent than a temporary solution!

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Technical debt is introduced when your technical staff implement quick fixes or temporary solutions to meet immediate deadlines or solve urgent problems. These shortcuts are meant to be temporary, but due to pressing schedules and shifting priorities, they often remain in the codebase. Over time, these "temporary" solutions accumulate, degrading the overall code quality and complicating future development efforts. As new features are added and other quick fixes are applied, the system becomes increasingly convoluted, making it harder to maintain and expand.

People often forget about technical debt because its impact isn't immediately visible. It's easy to overlook the growing pile of suboptimal code until it starts causing significant issues. By the time teams realize the extent of the technical debt, it has often grown too large to address without substantial effort and resources. This can lead to longer development cycles, increased bugs, and a slowdown in delivering new features. Recognizing and managing technical debt early is crucial to prevent it from becoming an overwhelming burden on the development process.

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