Government Accountability Office study found majority of $100B govt spent on tech in 2021 went towards operating & maintaining legacy tech. Efforts to bring systems into the 21st century gaining steam via the #LegacyITReductionActof2022. #TechDebt theregister.com/2022/12/12/gov…
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"There is a universal temptation to invest in new feature development vs the 'worthy but dull' task of ensuring security and stability in the underlying platforms" Refactoring #Dotnet legacy apps can be much less painful w/ #CodeFactory
The specific cost of #TechnicalDebt varies greatly by project, but it's accrual over time can strain any dev team's morale and budget. Setting aside 15-30% of a development project's budget purely for maintenance is the bare minimum.