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What Is Technical Debt and How to Calculate It

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Victor Osetskyi
What Is Technical Debt and How to Calculate It

In the real world, the development process can encounter several difficulties, and technical debt is among the most common issues the project may face.

In this particular case, technical debt can be calculated as the time or money needed for the refactoring of this module’s code or porting it to the new technology.

To better address technical debts, it is essential to understand what caused them in the first place.

Four major reasons lead to technical debt:

POOR CONCEPTION: When developing an application, the speed at which the team or the company delivers the product can make a real difference, after all, an application or software is developed to answer a particular problem or to address a specific challenge in a timely manner.

The rush in delivering faster often results in poorly designed software.

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