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I’m a veteran software engineer with more than 25 years of experience, ranging from coding Unix applications in C to crafting sleek .NET solutions and even blockchain and cryptographic solutions. Along the way, I’ve dabbled in everything from writing Windows drivers to streaming desktops as video feeds, game development, and now I’m exploring gRPC and Google Cloud hosting. When I’m not banging out code, I’m probably wrangling tech quirks or pondering the mysteries of management decisions and direction of technology in general.

 

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What are the costs of tech debt

By Matt Raffel on February 19, 2026

Any engineer who has been in the field more than a few years, at most, identifies with tech debt.   Tech debt is the technical stuff behind the scenes engineering knows needs to be addressed but has been put aside for now.   Te...

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