隐喻

Ward Cunningham explains the history and intent of the debt metaphor, which he coined while refactoring the WyCash product. He says debt means code reflecting an incomplete understanding of the problem, not sloppy programming.

Why HN likes it: HN links it as the authoritative correction to common misuse of the term technical debt, straight from its originator.

“For the best description of technical debt, you can't do better than listen to the man who first coined the term.”