Ann Richards was an actor.
Technical debt -LRB- also known as design debt or code debt -RRB- is `` a concept in programming that reflects the extra development work that arises when code that is easy to implement in the short run is used instead of applying the best overall solution '' .. debt. debt. Technical debt can be compared to monetary debt .. debt. debt. If technical debt is not repaid , it can accumulate ` interest ' , making it harder to implement changes later on .. debt. debt. Unaddressed technical debt increases software entropy .. debt. debt. software entropy. software entropy. Technical debt is not necessarily a bad thing , and sometimes -LRB- e.g. , as a proof-of-concept -RRB- technical debt is required to move projects forward .. debt. debt. On the other hand , some experts claim that the `` technical debt '' metaphor tends to minimize the impact , which results in insufficient prioritization of the necessary work to correct it .. debt. debt. As a change is started on a codebase , there is often the need to make other coordinated changes at the same time in other parts of the codebase or documentation .. Required changes that are not completed are considered debt that must be paid at some point in the future .. debt. debt. Just like financial debt , these uncompleted changes incur interest on top of interest , making it cumbersome to build a project .. debt. debt. Although the term is used in software development primarily , it can also be applied to other professions .