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DevOps & Automation · Foundational

Technical Debt

The implied future cost of rework caused by choosing quick or limited solutions now instead of better approaches.

Definition

Technical debt accrues from shortcuts, outdated dependencies, missing tests, and stale feature flags. Teams make it visible and pay it down continuously to preserve delivery speed.

Example

Hard-coded IP addresses in 40 scripts make a data-center migration slow and risky.

Exam tip

Unmanaged technical debt lowers delivery speed over time; schedule work to reduce it.

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