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What Testers Can Do About Technical Debt (Part 2)

Signs of technical debt are everywhere in software development organizations, ranging from developers leaving because they're tired of only doing maintenance, to daily patches being released for poorly tested products. In Johanna Rothman's Part 1 column, she listed several indicators of technical debt. She continues the topic by showing how you can diagnose the magnitude of the debt, and some things you can do to decrease it.
Johanna Rothman's picture Johanna Rothman
August 20, 2002
What Testers Can Do About Technical Debt (Part 1)

Is your company drowning in debt? No, we don't mean the fancy fleet of cars that aren't paid for, or the new artwork in the lobby bought on credit-we're talking about technical debt. In this column, Johanna Rothman has a few tips on how to recognize technical debt in your organization.
Johanna Rothman's picture Johanna Rothman
August 12, 2002

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