The worst is a poorly architected system with lots of users.

· Bits and Bobs 9/28/26
  • The worst is a poorly architected system with lots of users.
    • It can take all of the engineering budget just on maintenance.
    • Instead of adding functionality, all of the effort goes into staying still.
    • Investing in the future is capex.
      • It gives you leverage.
    • Investing just to handle today is opex.
      • It doesn't give you leverage.
    • Sometimes you need to take on tech debt to survive… but then at some point you need to pay it down to get optionality back.