[Verse 1] Sarah's got a growing list of shortcuts in her code Patches stacked like dirty dishes, slowing down the load Each quick fix becomes a burden, interest compounds each day Technical debt is sneaky treasure that steals performance away [Chorus] Classify, prioritize, make your business case Track the debt, don't forget, keep a steady pace Balance features with the creature lurking in your stack C-P-M-B, that's the recipe to get your system back [Verse 2] Critical debt breaks production, customers start to flee Performance debt slows everything, like honey in your tea Maintainability monsters hide in tangled spaghetti mess Business logic scattered wide creates development stress [Chorus] Classify, prioritize, make your business case Track the debt, don't forget, keep a steady pace Balance features with the creature lurking in your stack C-P-M-B, that's the recipe to get your system back [Bridge] Document the pain points, quantify the cost Revenue at risk when customers are lost Velocity declining, engineers frustrated Show the business impact, get the debt allocated [Verse 3] Spreadsheets track the technical burden week by week Risk assessment guides you to the fixes that you seek Negotiate with product teams, split the sprint in two Sixty percent new features, forty debt will have to do [Chorus] Classify, prioritize, make your business case Track the debt, don't forget, keep a steady pace Balance features with the creature lurking in your stack C-P-M-B, that's the recipe to get your system back [Outro] Tech debt management is like gardening your code Prune the weeds consistently, keep a healthy load Future you will thank you for the discipline today Clean architecture paves a smoother development way
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