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Managing Technical Debt: Insights from Recent Empirical Evidence

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Narayan Ramasubbu,

Chris F. Kemerer,

C. Jason WoodardAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE Software, Volume 32, Issue 2

Pages 22 - 25

https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2015.45

Published: 01 March 2015 Publication History

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Technical debt refers to maintenance obligations that software teams accumulate as a result of their actions. Empirical research has led researchers to suggest three dimensions along which software development teams should map their technical-debt metrics: customer satisfaction needs, reliability needs, and the probability of technology disruption.

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