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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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The Kitchen Is on Fire and You're Complaining About the Menu

By Matt Raffel on April 22, 2026

I came across a post recently that made a strong claim about “tech debt.”

The argument went something like this:

“Tech debt” is what engineering teams say when they don’t want to justify...

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