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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical debt (also known as design or code debt) &#8211; is it really that bad, and is it worth the effort? Although the word \u201cdebt\u201d has a negative connotation, business people understand that debt, when properly managed, can even be beneficial. The main thing is to assess it and build the right strategy. The same goes for technical debt: first, you need to identify it, evaluate its impact on the software being developed, and schedule sessions to eliminate it gradually. The good news is that there are automated tools you can use for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">measuring and reducing technical debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The bad news is that teams often ignore the issues they find, causing them to get out of control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical debt itself isn&#8217;t that problematic in the short term \u2014 your software may work fine. But in the long run, having that kind of debt can be a ticking time bomb for a business. So, how can you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manage<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduce technical debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||24px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decoding_technical_debt_%E2%80%93_an_inside_look\"><\/span>Decoding technical debt &#8211; an inside look<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_technical_debt_and_why_does_it_occur\"><\/span>What is technical debt and why does it occur?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially, technical debt is necessary changes in the code itself and the software architecture as a whole, postponed until later. The problem is that this \u201clater\u201d may not come, which may increase the cost of maintaining a poorly designed system. How do you know that the source code is bad? Not only is it software in which previously undetected bugs keep popping up, but also an application whose functionality expansion often leads to a complete rewrite of previously completed parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are multiple reasons why technical debt occurs. Let\u2019s have a look at the main ones:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was a clear business decision to get the product to market as quickly as possible. However, it\u2019s crucial for the decision maker to bear in mind that the next version of such a product may undergo a complete revamp from scratch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development processes are not mature, team members are unfamiliar with coding standards to adhere to, or there is no technical decision maker on the team. The latter may lead to very poor architectural design and implementation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team simply does not adhere to the company&#8217;s coding standards, and the technical manager is either absent or serves only as a nominal leader with no real influence over other team members.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-party libraries used in the project have been significantly modified or the project environment has undergone crucial updates. This <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">type of technical debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is called environmental debt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_measure_technical_debt\"><\/span>How to measure technical debt?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most popular method for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">measuring technical debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <a href=\"http:\/\/sqale.org\/the-sqale-pyramid-a-powerful-indicator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SQALE (Software Quality Assessment Based on Life Cycle Expectations)<\/a>. Your codebase will be rated on an alphabetical scale from A to E, with A representing the highest quality rating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help you decide which problems to fix and when you can use the SQALE pyramid illustrating the distribution of code debt based on its impact on application stability. The lower the level, the shorter the term causing problems due to technical debt. For example, if you have testability or reliability issues, you may expect functionality to be implemented incorrectly. Whereas higher levels show tech debt issues that may affect you in the future, such as during the maintenance phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, to ensure the reliability of your code, it\u2019s essential, at the very least, to address all issues related to testability and reliability. If your goal is to cut down on future maintenance costs, you also need to handle problems related to changeability, efficiency, security, and maintainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/timspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Technical-debt-and-DevOps_01.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Technical Debt Pyramid&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Technical debt and DevOps&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Technical Debt Pyramid&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|12px|12px|12px|12px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Security_issues_as_a_crucial_part_of_tech_debt\"><\/span>Security issues as a crucial part of tech debt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the high focus on cybersecurity these days, it makes sense to address security issues as soon as they are discovered. The OWASP Top 10 document is adopted by a global community as a software security standard. This document represents the most important security risks for both <a href=\"https:\/\/owasp.org\/www-project-top-ten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">web<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/owasp.org\/www-project-mobile-top-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mobile<\/a> applications<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It should be noted that the OWASP Top 10 is updated over time.\u00a0 On the one hand, modern development frameworks cover known problems, leaving little room for developers to write insecure code., And, on the other hand, cybercriminals come up with new ways to hack systems. Thus, to ensure that your development follows the latest industry standards, remember to regularly check that the OWASP ruleset implemented in your project is up to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OWASP Mobile Top 10 changes in 2016-2024 are presented in the table below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|24px|24px|24px|24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<div class=\"wptb-container-legacy\" data-table-id=\"282667\">\n    <table class=\"wptb-preview-table wptb-element-main-table_setting-282667\" data-reconstraction=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-table-tds-sum-max-width=\"393.20000000000005\" data-wptb-cells-width-auto-count=\"3\" data-wptb-horizontal-scroll-status=\"false\" data-wptb-extra-styles=\"LyogRW50ZXIgeW91ciBjdXN0b20gQ1NTIHJ1bGVzIGhlcmUgKi8=\" role=\"table\" data-wptb-header-background-color=\"#C6CEF9FF\" data-table-columns=\"3\" data-wptb-responsive-directives=\"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\" data-wptb-adaptive-table=\"0\"><tbody><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"background-color: rgb(198, 206, 249);\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"0\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-597\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>OWASP-2016<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"0\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-598\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>OWASP-2024-Release<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"0\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-599\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>Changes done in 2024<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"1\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-600\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M1: Improper Platform Usage<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"1\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-601\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M1: Improper Credential Usage<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"1\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-602\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>New risk<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"2\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-603\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M2: Insecure Data Storage<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"2\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-604\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M2: Inadequate Supply Chain Security<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"2\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-605\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>New risk<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"3\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-606\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M3: Insecure Communication<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"3\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-607\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M3: Insecure Authentication\/Authorization<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"3\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-608\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Merged old [M4] &amp; [M6]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"4\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-609\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M4: Insecure Authentication<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"4\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-610\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>M4: Insufficient Input\/Output Validation<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"4\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-611\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>New risk<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"5\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-612\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M5: Insufficient Cryptography<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"5\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-613\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M5: Insecure Communication<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"5\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-614\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Risk decreased (moved old [M3] to a new [M5])<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"6\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-615\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M6: Insecure Authorization<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"6\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-616\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M6: Inadequate Privacy Controls<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"6\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-617\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>New risk<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"7\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-618\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M7: Client Code Quality<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"7\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-619\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M7: Insufficient Binary Protections<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"7\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-620\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Merged old [M8] &amp; [M9]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"8\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-621\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>M8: Code Tampering<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"8\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-622\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M8: Security Misconfiguration<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"8\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-623\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Rewording [M10]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"9\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-624\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>M9: Reverse Engineering<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"9\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-625\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M9: Insecure Data Storage<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"9\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-626\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Risk decreased (moved old [M2] to a new [M9])<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\" style=\"--hover-bg-color: undefined;\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"10\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-627\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M10: Extraneous Functionality<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"10\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-628\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>M10: Insufficient Cryptography<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"10\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-629\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Risk decreased (moved old [M5] to a new [M10])<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H3&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dealing_with_technical_debt\"><\/span>Dealing with technical debt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep your project moving in the right direction and reduce technical debt, consider the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement coding standards across the organization, not just a specific project. The most effective way is to create your own guidelines based on best practices accepted by the global development community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a suitable development methodology and plan releases. Nowadays, most projects are developed using Agile frameworks (such as SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, etc.). However, some types of projects may require a more traditional Waterfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automate the development process to help your team stay on track. That is, you will need a set of tools that seamlessly integrate into one ecosystem, ensuring transparency of the progress and quality of the entire project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timspark.com\/services\/devops-services\/\">Involve DevOps<\/a> to set up a Continuous Integration \/ Continuous Delivery (CI\/CD) process, including the automated code review step. Adopting internal coding standards doesn&#8217;t guarantee that developers will regularly follow them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan refactoring sprints in advance. Ideally, short-term technical debt issues should be resolved before the change set is committed to a version control system (such as GitHub). While long-term issues usually require more effort to resolve and more thorough regression testing after such fixes. Therefore, you will need additional iterations to refactor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without getting too deep into release planning management, let&#8217;s use the example of three-month releases that deliver functionality incrementally every two-week sprint. With these assumptions in mind, the illustrated planning below may be helpful:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/timspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Technical-debt-and-DevOps_02.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Project schedule&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Technical debt and DevOps&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project schedule&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|12px|12px|12px|12px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With six sprints per release, it&#8217;s important to remember the feature freeze phase. Usually the last sprint is used to stabilize the software, meaning no new feature is implemented and the team focuses on fixing bugs. Some low-risk technical debt issues can also be resolved during the last sprint. However, the technical leader should evaluate whether these fixes are risky or not. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Warning: refactoring right before release is quite risky.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your software requires more significant changes or issues with a high risk of technical debt in the backlog, it makes sense to schedule an additional refactoring sprint at the beginning of the next release development. This approach will give your team the necessary time to implement changes and run regression tests to ensure that no functionality has been affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H3&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reducing_technical_debt_with_the_help_of_DevOps\"><\/span>Reducing technical debt with the help of DevOps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|24px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What DevOps activities are most important for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reducing technical debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? First of all, a DevOps specialist is the very person who is responsible for setting up the CI\/CD process. Without continuous integration, you won&#8217;t be able to ensure the stability of your software. In addition, a DevOps performs the following responsibilities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deploying an appropriate static code analysis tool and configuring it as an additional step in the CI process. This way, code reviews can be performed automatically without the possibility of skipping them, ensuring that a change set of low quality will be rejected by the CI server and never be committed in version control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deploying and configuring the version control system, creating the necessary branches (for example, development and release branches), and setting policies for review requests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitoring for updates to third-party components that may affect the software being developed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking possible vulnerabilities in the tools used in the project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advising the team on which architectural patterns and third-party services (e.g., Database as a Service) are most relevant for continued maintenance and monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consulting the project manager and the customer on which hosting\/cloud provider is most suitable for the solution being developed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting up the necessary project environments depending on their purpose. For example, DEV\u00a0 for developers, TEST\u00a0 for internal QA team, STAGE for user acceptance testing, and PROD\u00a0 for release. Static analysis quality gates can be configured differently for different environments. Depending on the team&#8217;s policy, the DEV environment may be used by the team to speed up synchronization with each other, and therefore, some new technical debt issues may be deployed to it. The higher the environment (DEV to PROD), the higher the quality of the deployed code should be.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/timspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Technical-debt-and-DevOps_03.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;CI\/CD Pipeline&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Technical debt and DevOps&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;CI\/CD Pipeline&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|12px|12px|12px|12px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H3&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_reduce_technical_debt_with_static_code_analysis_tools\"><\/span>How to reduce technical debt with static code analysis tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;8&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated code analysis tools can help <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduce<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technical debt and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">even eliminate it. They address the question of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to measure tech debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and provide recommendations for creating quality code, which is also crucial for security. Among the many <a href=\"https:\/\/timspark.com\/blog\/devsecops-tools\/\">platforms that provide code quality inspection<\/a>, there are two products worth considering: SonarQube<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and CAST Imaging<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonarsource.com\/solutions\/reduce-technical-debt\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SonarQube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castsoftware.com\/news\/cast-imaging-now-features-automated-advice-for-accelerating-application-modernization-and-cloud-migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAST Imaging<\/a> provide static code analysis. They can detect design errors, identify potential problems due to the misuse of certain libraries and expressions, find code smells (namely clear violations of design\/coding principles), and detect duplicates in the code base, as well as security vulnerabilities. In addition, both platforms can analyze the result of unit test execution and calculate code coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAST Imaging provides an in-depth analysis of an architectural design. Using CAST Advisors, software developers can modernize their applications and easily move them to the cloud. At the same time, SonarQube is more flexible and can be customized even for a specific branch of the project. The latter allows teams to have different settings for code quality analysis depending on the stage of development. For example, at the ongoing development stage, the team may focus on short-term issues of technology debt, leaving the long-term issues of tech debt for the refactoring phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using one of these tools can help you with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technical debt management<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s compare these platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<div class=\"wptb-container-legacy\" data-table-id=\"282669\">\n    <table class=\"wptb-preview-table wptb-element-main-table_setting-282669\" data-reconstraction=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-table-tds-sum-max-width=\"393.20000000000005\" data-wptb-cells-width-auto-count=\"3\" data-wptb-horizontal-scroll-status=\"false\" data-wptb-extra-styles=\"LyogRW50ZXIgeW91ciBjdXN0b20gQ1NTIHJ1bGVzIGhlcmUgKi8=\" role=\"table\" data-wptb-responsive-directives=\"eyJyZXNwb25zaXZlRW5hYmxlZCI6ZmFsc2UsInJlc3BvbnNpdmVNb2RlIjoiYXV0byIsInByZXNlcnZlUm93Q29sb3IiOmZhbHNlLCJyZWxhdGl2ZVdpZHRoIjoid2luZG93IiwiaGVhZGVyRnVsbHlNZXJnZWQiOmZhbHNlLCJtb2RlT3B0aW9ucyI6eyJhdXRvIjp7ImRpc2FibGVkIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOmZhbHNlLCJ0YWJsZXQiOmZhbHNlLCJtb2JpbGUiOmZhbHNlfSwidG9wUm93QXNIZWFkZXIiOnsiZGVza3RvcCI6ZmFsc2UsInRhYmxldCI6dHJ1ZSwibW9iaWxlIjp0cnVlfSwicmVwZWF0TWVyZ2VkSGVhZGVyIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOnRydWUsInRhYmxldCI6dHJ1ZSwibW9iaWxlIjp0cnVlfSwic3RhdGljVG9wUm93Ijp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOmZhbHNlLCJ0YWJsZXQiOmZhbHNlLCJtb2JpbGUiOmZhbHNlfSwiY2VsbFN0YWNrRGlyZWN0aW9uIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOiJyb3ciLCJ0YWJsZXQiOiJyb3ciLCJtb2JpbGUiOiJyb3cifSwiY2VsbHNQZXJSb3ciOnsiZGVza3RvcCI6MSwidGFibGV0IjoxLCJtb2JpbGUiOjF9fX0sImJyZWFrcG9pbnRzIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOnsibmFtZSI6ImRlc2t0b3AiLCJ3aWR0aCI6MTAyNH0sInRhYmxldCI6eyJuYW1lIjoidGFibGV0Iiwid2lkdGgiOjcwMH0sIm1vYmlsZSI6eyJuYW1lIjoibW9iaWxlIiwid2lkdGgiOjMwMH19fQ==\" data-wptb-adaptive-table=\"0\" data-table-columns=\"3\"><tbody><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"0\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-597\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"0\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-598\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p><strong>SonarQube<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"0\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-599\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p><strong>CAST Imaging<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"1\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-600\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Free version<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"1\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-601\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes, Community edition<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"1\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-602\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>No<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"2\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-603\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Free trial<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"2\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-604\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"2\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-605\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"3\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-606\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Price<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"3\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-607\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Starts at $160 per year and can be used for multiple applications<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"3\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-608\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Starts at $9000 per year for one named application<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"4\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-609\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Self-managed version<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"4\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-610\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"4\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-611\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>No<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"5\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-612\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Cloud version<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"5\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-613\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes (called SonarCloud, provided as SaaS)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"5\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-614\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"6\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-615\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\"><p>Can be integrated into CI process<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"6\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-616\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"6\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-617\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Yes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wptb-row\"><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"7\" data-x-index=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-618\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Speed of analysis<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"7\" data-x-index=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-619\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Faster than CAST Imaging<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wptb-cell\" data-y-index=\"7\" data-x-index=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209);\" data-wptb-css-td-auto-width=\"true\"><div class=\"wptb-text-container wptb-ph-element wptb-element-text-620\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px;\"><div class=\"\" style=\"position: relative;\"><p>Slower than SonarQube<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H3&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_technical_debt_reduction_affects_the_QA_team\"><\/span>How technical debt reduction affects the QA team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;8&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|32px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking action to resolve technical debt may seem like too much extra effort. However, it is not. Keeping technical debt at an appropriate level will reduce not only the subsequent maintenance costs, but also the workload of the QA team in the current development cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering that testability is one of the components of technical debt, we can confidently say that improving testability and code coverage can help the QA team in their daily work. When developers promptly address short-term technical debt issues and maintain a code coverage of at least 60%, the QA team can focus on testing new features, usability testing, and verifying bug fixes. Moreover, automatically running unit and integration tests frees up the time of the QA engineer who would otherwise have to perform regression testing manually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;H3&#8243; module_id=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Anek Latin|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|8px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_it_makes_sense_to_ignore_technology_debt\"><\/span>When it makes sense to ignore technology debt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;8&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#13151d&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Work Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px|48px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px|64px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making code academically beautiful is always a pleasure. However, sometimes you can leave everything as is and not pay much attention to the growing technical debt. This makes sense if:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are developing a PoC (Proof of Concept) or prototyping some features.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time to market is critical, so you are willing to sacrifice code quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are dealing with a legacy code base that is scheduled to be completely rewritten in the near future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of these cases have one important thing in common: this codebase (be it PoC or legacy software) will be thrown away in the near future. Even where time to market takes precedence over code quality, you should keep in mind that you will probably find yourself rewriting the entire product from scratch when gearing up for the next major version. 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Timspark specialists have extensive experience in both taking over software maintenance and <a href=\"https:\/\/timspark.com\/portfolio\/\">launching new projects<\/a>. For legacy software, we first conduct a technical assessment and provide you with a plan on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to reduce technical debt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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