Technical Debt vs. Mental Debt

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Technical Debt vs. Mental Debt

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Nov 27, 2015

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The concept of mental debt is something that developers never talk about. We're obsessed with pointing out technical debt, but isn't there value in worrying about our limited mental energy? There's only so much complexity we can take in.

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Nov 27, 2015

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Technical Debt vs. Mental Debt

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