Software maintenance remains reactive and outdated because teams treat it as a post-launch phase rather than an ongoing practice from the first line of code. Most tech debt stems from poor design decisions that spread by default, not intentional shortcuts. Documentation is underutilized despite being the cheapest maintenance

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Maintenance starts at line one, not after launchTech debt is usually just bad design, and it spreads by defaultDocumentation is the cheapest maintenance tool you’re not usingAI accelerates code creation, but not automatic code maintenanceTranslate maintenance into business risk and velocity, not just engineering painPreparing for what’s ahead

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