Social debt in software development environments: A systematic literature review

•Identifies five key sociothecnical factors where social debt emerges in agile and distributed teams.•Analyzes 45 primary studies on social debt in software development (2016-2024).•Proposes a taxonomy with 185 causes (62 in distributed teams, 38 in agile, 85 general) and 50 effects.•Classifies solu...

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Published in:	Science of computer programming Vol. 249; p. 103396
Main Authors:	Suárez-Brieva, Eydy, Pardo Calvache, César Jésus, Pérez-Castillo, Ricardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.04.2026
Subjects:	Communication Community smells Coordination Social debt Socio-technical congruence Systematic literature review Technical debt Coordination Socio-technical congruence Technical debt Social debt Community smells Communication Systematic literature review
ISSN:	0167-6423
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