Technical debt is a recurring theme of this show. We talk about it almost as often as it pops out in any legacy code! Today we go back to discussing technical debt with Jim Humelsine. Jim has been a software development professional since 1985. Jim's passion is design patterns, but he recently expanded his interest to software practices and procedures. Jim is also an economics and especially game theory enthusiast, and on top of everything, he is a trombone player! We dive deep with Jim into the economics of technical debt, the root causes of its ever-presence, and the ways to get rid of it. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Jim on Twitter and LinkedIn.  Mentioned in this episode: Jim on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jhumelsine Jim on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-humelsine-16b0749/ Freakonomics podcast at https://freakonomics.com/archive/