Navigating Tech Debt in the Era of AI Tooling
Recently, an insightful conversation with an engineer shed light on a growing trend in tech debt management. Instead of focusing purely on code, professionals are now grappling with what can be termed “tooling debt.”
Key Insights:
- Traditional Tech Debt:
- Accumulates as features add to the codebase.
- Proper design can reduce initial debt levels.
- Emerging Tooling Debt:
- Starts in the red; AI tools carry inherent deficits.
- The gap between AI reasoning and human expertise leads to immediate tooling debt.
- Industry Shift:
- As we harness AI, the need for robust checks becomes paramount.
- Is this tooling debt a form of code debt? Perspectives vary across the tech community.
Join the conversation! How do you view tooling vs. code debt in your projects? Let’s share our thoughts. #TechDebt #AITooling #SoftwareEngineering
