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Technical Debt: Identification and Management Strategies

Manage technical debt effectively. Identification, prioritization, and systematic debt reduction.

Rottawhite Team11 min readFebruary 20, 2025
Technical DebtRefactoringCode Quality

Understanding Technical Debt

Technical debt is the cost of shortcuts taken in development.

Types of Debt

Deliberate

  • Conscious trade-offs
  • Time pressure
  • Planned repayment

    • Accidental

  • Learning gaps
  • Evolving requirements
  • Outdated patterns

    • Identification

  • Code metrics
  • Developer feedback
  • Bug patterns
  • Slow delivery

    • Prioritization

    Impact Assessment

  • Maintenance cost
  • Risk level
  • Opportunity cost

    • Quadrant Analysis

  • High impact, low effort first
  • Balance with feature work

    • Management Strategies

  • Track debt explicitly
  • Allocate regular time
  • Pay interest with fixes
  • Prevent new debt
  • Communicate business impact

    • Conclusion

    Managed technical debt enables sustainable development velocity.

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