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08/08/2006 Archived Entry: "August 15, 2006: Andy Lester on Technical Debt"

This meeting does not happen at our usual time or on our usual day of the month. Please read the details closely.

Andy Lester is returning for a special meeting! Andy will speak on technical debt and how to get out of it. Technical debt is that nasty condition companies get into where the codebase is crufty, poorly documented, and hard to test, and everyone is terrified of changing anything. "Just like financial debt, it's the compound interest on technical debt that snowballs until you can no longer manage," Andy writes. Come learn how to pay down your biggest debts before that happens.

RSVP: Jeff.Thalhammer@barclaysglobal.com
Date: Tuesday, August 15
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Barclays Global Investors, 45 Fremont St., San Francisco
Security: When you arrive, please tell the security people the name with which you RSVP'd. They will direct you to the meeting room.

Parking: There are several outdoor lots with cheap evening rates, all of them south of Market and within a few blocks of 45 Fremont. Look on Harrison and Fremont first. After work hours, these lots usually have plenty of spaces.

From BART: Get off at the Embarcadero station. Take the Beale St. exit. Heading away from the water on Market, come to Fremont. Turn left on Fremont; 45 Fremont is the big building halfway down the block.

From Caltrain: (Don't take Caltrain if you can avoid it. Trains run back at 10:00 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. only!) From the station, take the N Judah to the Embarcadero station, then follow the directions from BART.