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minus-squarerastilin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up26·8 months agoThey probably are, but it’s not really about cost, it’s about fear. I fear that while it costs $x to switch to Unreal Enigne now, it’ll cost $x+10 after a few weeks when they do their next decision, and $x+20 a month or so after that.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 months agoLike buying a reverse lottery ticket. If you’re unlucky, you suddenly have to pay a big amount somewhere in the future.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoThat description really fits all kinds of technical debt.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAgreed. Except, you don’t win a negative lottery prize so much as you take on someone’s loanshark debt and now have to service it at insane interest rates.
They probably are, but it’s not really about cost, it’s about fear. I fear that while it costs $x to switch to Unreal Enigne now, it’ll cost $x+10 after a few weeks when they do their next decision, and $x+20 a month or so after that.
Like buying a reverse lottery ticket. If you’re unlucky, you suddenly have to pay a big amount somewhere in the future.
That description really fits all kinds of technical debt.
Agreed.
Except, you don’t win a negative lottery prize so much as you take on someone’s loanshark debt and now have to service it at insane interest rates.