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		0xmohit on Aug 15, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Technical debt as an opportunity to accumulate tec... > and he suggests using "depreciating assets" as an alternative. Interesting. Maybe, the alternative should be "depreciating assets" + "appreciating liabilities".

perseusprime11 on Aug 16, 2016 [–]

We already use depreciation in software when we start writing off capital allocation over time. This new metaphor maybe more confusing. I would rather stick with technical debt and give more context.

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