As software systems age their technical debt generally increases, what should be trivial changes now become arduous tasks.  Chances are you have seen the signs of this debt before; code that few or no people know how to safely modify, excessive duplication, and bloated classes are just a few examples. Paying down the interest on  this debt hurts a teams productivity as well as their moral. This session will present the advantages of being technical debt free as well as provide you with a guide on how to live technical debt free.