Technical Debt: What It Is, and What It Means for Your Web Project

If you’ve ever started a website or purchased software with only the cost in mind, chances are good that you’ve been living with a dark cloud of technical debt hanging over your head ever since. Trying to work with technology that doesn’t meet your client’s needs, let alone your hopes as a developer isn’t only a nuisance, it can have a negative impact on every other part of a business. In this week’s post over at the Press Up blog we give a quick overview of what technical debt is and how clients can deal with it. If you’ve been struggling to fix a old site that feels like it’s beyond hope, this is a good one to pass along to your client.