Why Bad Documentation is Technical Debt & Twitter's Latest Money-Making Scheme

Issue #72

Feb 6

Documentation is invaluable for developers but from the perspective of businesses, it’s considered to not hold much “real” value. In this edition, we look into this disconnect between executives and developers, how it can pile up technical debt, and how to bridge the gap.

Plus: Learn about Twitter’s newest money-making schemes involving organizations on the platform that use gold checkmarks.

All this and more in this week’s edition of Last Week in Plain English.

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Twitter’s Latest Money-Making Scheme Involving Gold Checkmarks

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