A bug thatkeepsreappearingUsed theObserverpattern tohandle event-drivenprogrammingCode thatnobodyunderstandsanymoreSkippedunit teststo meet adeadlineOutdateddocumentationnobodyupdatesHardcodedvalues inthe codeA featurerequest thatbrokesomethingelseQuick fixthatbecamepermanentDuplicatecode acrossmultiplefilesUsed theProxy patternto controlaccess to anobjectTechnicaldebt flaggedbut neverprioritizedOverduerefactoringtaskUnsupportedthird-partylibrary still inuseAworkaroundthat becamethe standardprocessFree!Code withnocommentsA bug thatkeepsreappearingUsed theObserverpattern tohandle event-drivenprogrammingCode thatnobodyunderstandsanymoreSkippedunit teststo meet adeadlineOutdateddocumentationnobodyupdatesHardcodedvalues inthe codeA featurerequest thatbrokesomethingelseQuick fixthatbecamepermanentDuplicatecode acrossmultiplefilesUsed theProxy patternto controlaccess to anobjectTechnicaldebt flaggedbut neverprioritizedOverduerefactoringtaskUnsupportedthird-partylibrary still inuseAworkaroundthat becamethe standardprocessFree!Code withnocomments

Tech Debt Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. N-A bug that keeps reappearing
  2. B-Used the Observer pattern to handle event-driven programming
  3. G-Code that nobody understands anymore
  4. G-Skipped unit tests to meet a deadline
  5. B-Outdated documentation nobody updates
  6. N-Hardcoded values in the code
  7. N-A feature request that broke something else
  8. G-Quick fix that became permanent
  9. I-Duplicate code across multiple files
  10. G-Used the Proxy pattern to control access to an object
  11. I-Technical debt flagged but never prioritized
  12. I-Overdue refactoring task
  13. N-Unsupported third-party library still in use
  14. B-A workaround that became the standard process
  15. B-Free!
  16. I-Code with no comments