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SE Radio 224: Sven Johann and Eberhard Wolff on Technical Debt

SE Radio 224: Sven Johann and Eberhard Wolff on Technical Debt

Software Engineering Radio - The Podcast for Professional Software Developers vor 11 Jahren

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In this episode, Sven
Johann and Eberhard Wolff
talk about technical debt and how to handle it. They begin by
defining external and internal quality and then talk about
technical debt as a metaphor for discussing quality with
management. They then consider whether technical debt is bad and
how to handle it by using Eric Evan's strategic design. The show
explores the reasons for technical debt; Martin Fowler's quadrant
model is good for categorizing the root causes. Approaches to
handling technical debt include the radical question of whether
technical debt should be repaid at all. After all, debt-free
systems actually might not exist, which leads to the question of
whether technical debt is a good metaphor. Quality investments
based on the SQALE (Software Quality Assessment based on
Lifecycle Expectations) provide a different metaphor and another
way to handle technical debt.