Abstract:Monitoring technical debt (TD) is considered highly important for software companies, as it provides valuable information on the effort required to repay TD and in turn maintain the system. When it comes to TD repayment, however, developers are often overwhelmed with a large volume of TD liabilities that they need to fix, rendering the procedure effort demanding. Hence, prioritizing TD liabilities is of utmost importance for effective TD repayment. Existing approaches rely on the current TD state of the system… Show more
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