Lessons tagged “debt”
2 published lessons with this tag.
schema
Schema debt from deferred updates
Knowing a schema is wrong but not updating it creates a growing liability.
Verification debt
Every AI output you accept without validation is verification debt: trust extended without collateral. Like financial debt it is sometimes the right trade — speed now, checking later — but it compounds quietly, concentrates in the claims you reuse most, and eventually some decision defaults on it. The discipline is not zero debt; it is visible debt: know what is unverified, cap it, and pay it down on the claims your decisions actually load-bear.