> Because companies are betting that this spending will allow them to reduce cost by firing people.
I've never worked at a company that didn't have a technical backlog measured in years.
> Because companies are betting that this spending will allow them to reduce cost by firing people.
I've never worked at a company that didn't have a technical backlog measured in years.
If they don't hire to get it done it means they don't think it's really important to get it done.
That is an amazing point that invalidates the backlog in my mind. Stated vs revealed preferences in the end.