We have seen how technical debt silently destroys development velocity, morale, and long-term product value, not because individual people can make bad decisions, but because they lack a shared framework to recognize and manage it.

This book is written for those, who want to build sustainable systems, and not just ship more and more new features. It is designed for CTOs, software architects, product owners, and startup founders who are constantly making trade-offs, whether they realize it or not. By providing a clear map of how technical debt forms, how to prevent it, and how to manage it when it already exists, the authors will help you to move from reactive firefighting to proactive architecture and general team health. This book is for those, who want to build information systems, and do not want them to be broken next year. For those who want to manage technology consciously, instead of permanent firefighting. And for those, who want to talk about technical debt in a business language.
Whether you are launching a startup, scaling a mature technological product, or leading an engineering team, or inheriting legacy systems – this book gives you the tools and mental models to build better decisions into your codebase, your processes, and your culture.