What is social debt in software engineering?
“Social debt” in software engineering informally refers to unforeseen project cost connected
to a “suboptimal” development community. The causes of suboptimal development …
to a “suboptimal” development community. The causes of suboptimal development …
[HTML][HTML] Social debt in software engineering: insights from industry
Social debt is analogous to technical debt in many ways: it represents the state of software
development organisations as the result of “accumulated” decisions. In the case of social …
development organisations as the result of “accumulated” decisions. In the case of social …
Managing technical debt in software projects using scrum: An action research
F Oliveira, A Goldman, V Santos - 2015 Agile Conference, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ward Cunningham in his experience report presented at the OOPSLA'92 conference
introduced the metaphor of technical debt. This metaphor is related to immature, incomplete …
introduced the metaphor of technical debt. This metaphor is related to immature, incomplete …
The pricey bill of technical debt: When and by whom will it be paid?
Software companies need to support continuous and fast delivery of customer value both in
short and a long-term perspective. However, this can be hindered by evolution limitations …
short and a long-term perspective. However, this can be hindered by evolution limitations …
Examining the impact of self-admitted technical debt on software quality
Technical debt refers to incomplete or temporary workarounds that allow us to speed
software development in the short term at the cost of paying a higher price later on. Recently …
software development in the short term at the cost of paying a higher price later on. Recently …
Software architecture social debt: Managing the incommunicability factor
DA Tamburri - IEEE Transactions on Computational Social …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Architectural technical debt is the additional project cost connected to technical issues
nested in software architectures. Similarly, many practitioners have already experienced that …
nested in software architectures. Similarly, many practitioners have already experienced that …
How tagging helps bridge the gap between social and technical aspects in software development
Empirical research on collaborative software development practices indicates that technical
and social aspects of software development are often intertwined. The processes followed …
and social aspects of software development are often intertwined. The processes followed …
Community smells—The sources of social debt: A systematic literature review
E Caballero-Espinosa, JC Carver, K Stowers - Information and Software …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context: Social debt describes the accumulation of unforeseen project costs (or potential
costs) from sub-optimal software development processes. Community smells are …
costs) from sub-optimal software development processes. Community smells are …
Technical debt in software development: From metaphor to theory report on the third international workshop on managing technical debt
The technical debt metaphor is gaining significant traction in the software development
community as a way to understand and communicate issues of intrinsic quality, value, and …
community as a way to understand and communicate issues of intrinsic quality, value, and …
Managing technical debt: An industrial case study
Z Codabux, B Williams - 2013 4th International Workshop on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Technical debt is the consequence of trade-offs made during software development to
ensure speedy releases. The research community lacks rigorously evaluated guidelines to …
ensure speedy releases. The research community lacks rigorously evaluated guidelines to …