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Technical Debt

الدين التقني

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Intermediateengineering1 min read
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Definition

The future cost of shortcuts taken now — code that works but will need to be rewritten or fixed later.

التكلفة المستقبلية للاختصارات المتخذة الآن — كود يعمل لكن سيحتاج إلى إعادة كتابة أو إصلاح لاحقًا.

Why It Matters

A codebase full of tech debt slows down every new feature. The strict Sprint certification process in 404Fault is designed to prevent debt accumulation.

قاعدة كود مليئة بالدين التقني تُبطِئ كل ميزة جديدة. عملية شهادة Sprint الصارمة في 404Fault مصممة لمنع تراكم الدين.

Full Definition

Technical debt accumulates when teams take shortcuts to ship faster — writing code that works but is hard to maintain, extend, or understand. Like financial debt, it accrues interest: the longer you leave it, the more it costs to fix because other code builds on top of it. Some technical debt is intentional (startup speed) but must be planned for repayment. Sprints 0-3 in 404Fault focused on getting to a clean foundation to minimize tech debt.
الدين التقني يتراكم عندما تأخذ الفرق اختصارات للشحن بشكل أسرع — كتابة كود يعمل لكن يصعب صيانته أو توسيعه أو فهمه. مثل الدين المالي، يتراكم فائدته: كلما تركته أطول، كلما زادت تكلفة إصلاحه لأن كودًا آخر مبني فوقه. بعض الدين التقني مقصود (سرعة البداية) لكن يجب التخطيط لسداده. في 404Fault، ركّزت Sprints 0-3 على الوصول إلى أساس نظيف لتقليل الدين التقني.
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Avoid these mistakes when using Technical Debt:

1

Denying technical debt exists (ignoring it doesn't make it go away)

2

Refactoring without adding tests first (you can't verify you didn't break anything)

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4. Common mistakes to avoid: Denying technical debt exists (ignoring it doesn't make it go away), Refactoring without adding tests first (you can't verify you didn't break anything)
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