"Terminal debt": devs avoid rebooting because resuming agent sessions and servers is a pain
mobileraj · x · 2026-10-29
A relatable gripe: people talk about technical debt in code, but the author is dealing with "terminal debt" — not wanting to restart the browser or computer because that means resuming sessions, restarting servers, and re-establishing agentic workflows. A telling snapshot of the session-management pain in long-running agent workflows.
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