#AskPeshev 83: Technical Debt and Prospecting

#AskPeshev 83: Technical Debt

March 10, 2021

“What makes a $2,000 development project different from a $40K one? Code Quality.”

— Mario Peshev

If you are still confused about whether to outsource your software development, that must be because you have not heard of the much-dreaded technical debt.Much like a financial debt that can get really more problematic with high-interest rates, you have to find a way to “pay” this technical debt.“What does technical debt mean?”“Why should I outsource our software development?”Shush. I have answered exactly these questions in this week’s newsletter. 😉And oh! This newsletter comes just after the release of the new official WordPress 5.7 “Esperanza”, which brings major updates for 40 % of the web. 👏Exciting times!Let me know how I can help. Mario

What makes a $2,000 development project different from a $40K one? Code quality. The $2,000 project incurs the so-called "technical debt". A messy, spaghetti-like codebase is 5x, 10x, 20x more complicated to maintain, which skyrockets the maintenance costs over time.

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