Technical Debt in Computational Science

Technical debt is a useful metaphor for understanding the long-term impact of technical choices. The analysis of technical debt has found its place in the software industry, with results that are applicable to scientific software as well. But technical debt is also a useful concept to look at how we...

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Published in:Computing in science & engineering Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 103 - 107
Main Author: Hinsen, Konrad
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01.11.2015
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects:
Computation
Computer languages
Computer programs
Computer Science
Metaphors
Scientific computing
scientific programming
Software
Software development
technical debt
ISSN:1521-9615, 1558-366X
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Summary:Technical debt is a useful metaphor for understanding the long-term impact of technical choices. The analysis of technical debt has found its place in the software industry, with results that are applicable to scientific software as well. But technical debt is also a useful concept to look at how we use computers in doing scientific research.
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ISSN:1521-9615
1558-366X
DOI:10.1109/MCSE.2015.113