[clug] [OT] 'Technical Debt' in Infrastructure, now entering mainstream media

[steve jenkin]

I’d never heard ’technical debt’ used outside computing systems.

At last there’snow  a relatively mainstream media piece on the topic and its implications.

Software gets mentioned, though I’ve never seen a methodology to measure or estimate “software technical debt” [and refs out there?]

It seems the USA is discovering that Infrastructure Businesses are not, and cannot be sustainably managed as, simple Profit & Loss enterprises.
Maintenance is everything [minimises expenses, maximises throughput & billables] and Continuing Upgrade ahead of Demand is necessary for “sustainability”.

Won't discuss Telstra or the MTM-NBN here.

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tweet thread, with pic of quote
<https://twitter.com/alexismadrigal/status/1189313208500281344?s=20>

The Toxic Bubble of Technical Debt Threatening America
	Climate change will soon expose a crippling problem embedded in the nation’s infrastructure. 
	In fire-ravaged California, it already has.
	<https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/10/california-fires-and-pge-toxic-debt/600979/>
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