From the quote in the article about paying back technical debt: "Technical debt accumulates when decision-makers opt for a short-term solution to a software development problem rather than a more comprehensive long-term solution. This initially hides substantial costs that organizations must later pay."
One thing to keep in mind is you don't always need to pay this debt back. For instance - what if you want to try a quick prototype of something (which may later be discarded if it doesn't pan out), or just need a temporary stopgap solution?
One thing to keep in mind is you don't always need to pay this debt back. For instance - what if you want to try a quick prototype of something (which may later be discarded if it doesn't pan out), or just need a temporary stopgap solution?