[llanowarelves]

It's clear you've never experienced significant amounts of tech debt that you aren't allowed to fix because it doesnt Excel chart nicely for the boomers higher up who only see things in terms of "something working on the screen" or not.

And no, I'm not going to rebel by secretly fixing it silently and unappreciatedly while peers pile on hacks and get promoted for things on the screen.

Luckily Figma has a great engineering background as its basis with technical founders, so they can avoid becoming that, but not all companies are like that.

[happytoexplain]

This is a precise description of The Problem with software, and, as noted, Figma has (or had, depending on one's opinion) very good signaling that they are one of those minority companies that are avoiding The Problem. I don't agree with ramesh31's implication that this is what's happening just because the ticket count is large, but it is absolutely a valid concern, especially when it threatens such a superlative product.