The broken windows theory applies to technical debt

Context: The term technical debt (TD) describes the aggregation of sub-optimal solutions that serve to impede the evolution and maintenance of a system. Some claim that the broken windows theory (BWT), a concept borrowed from criminology, also applies to software development projects. The theory sta...

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Published in:	Empirical software engineering : an international journal Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 73
Main Authors:	Levén, William, Broman, Hampus, Besker, Terese, Torkar, Richard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.07.2024 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Bayesian data analysis broken windows theory Compilers Computer Science controlled experiment Crime Criminal investigations Criminology Data analysis Density Evidence Experiments Interpreters Programming Languages Programvaruteknik Software development Software development tools Software Engineering Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems Source code technical debt thematic analysis Vandalism controlled experiment Bayesian data analysis thematic analysis technical debt broken windows theory Software engineering Broken windows theory Criminal activities Computer software reusability Thematic analysis Boiling water reactors Controlled experiment Software design Technical debts Software development projects Suboptimal solution Causal relationships Software-systems
ISSN:	1382-3256, 1573-7616, 1573-7616
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