You Are The Product Owner Of Technical Debt 🔊

Software engineers often focus on technical solutions and can neglect product value. Learning product owner skills like prioritization helps engineers make better tradeoffs between paying technical debt and delivering features. Pareto principle applies: 20% of improvements can yield 80% benefit to the development process. Example: fixing a frequently touched, bug-prone part of the system with good ROI is a high-priority improvement. This prioritization mindset also applies to personal goals, like job hunting, where actions are prioritized based on deadlines and response windows.