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> But if something is done with plain bad code, it shouldn't be called tech debt. Something that outgrew its objective shouldn't be called tech debt. If something is a bug it shouldn't be called tech debt.

I don't think anyone refers to bugs as technical debt per-se. What I have seen is bugs that result from technical debt, and hasty bug fixes that create more technical debt.




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