Technical Debt in Brazilian Software Startups: Perceptions of Professionals in Paraná
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Adauto Santos, Jonathan Kuspil, Deverson Rando, Dionnes Santos, Gislaine Camila Leal, Renato Balancieri, Edson OliveirajrAuthors Info & Claims
Adauto Santos, Jonathan Kuspil, Deverson Rando, Dionnes Santos, Gislaine Camila Leal, Renato Balancieri, Edson OliveirajrAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 120 - 127
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Technical Debt (TD) can be described as a software solution quickly applied to temporarily solve a problem encountered, but which may have negative consequences for the product in the future, being a common practice in organizations. Due to the intrinsic characteristics of startups, innovation, and agility may be more affected by TD. This paper aims to understand how software practitioners in northern Paraná, Brazil, perceive the concept of TD, what its main types are, ways of coping and how it is documented. For this, a survey was carried out with software practitioners in startups. Based on the answers obtained, it was observed that 72% of the participants consider having low familiarity with the subject, although 60% consider that TDs have a high impact on software products. The absence of test case development, documentation, and bad practices were the most common types of TD found in this study. Still, the main aspects for prioritizing the resolution of TDs were the impact, severity, and customer demands.
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DOI:10.1145/3629479
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- Daniel de Paula Porto,
- Fábio Lúcio Lopes Mendonça,
- Rafael Timóteo de Sousa Júnior,
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- Ismayle Sousa Santos,
- Sheila Reinehr,
- Sergio Soares,
- Uirá Kulesza,
- Érica Ferreira de Souza,
- Adriano Albuquerque,
- Carla Bezerra,
- Rodrigo Santos,
- Alessandro Garcia,
- Simone Dornelas Costa,
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