Why sacrificing good software engineering practices is typically the first choice for software development projects assuming “good enough” quality [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: Does craftsmanship pay off? [duplicate] (16 answers) Closed 9 years ago. I have observed a correlation between a customer ordering software of “good enough” quality and the same customer not willing to pay for good engineering practices (unit testing, code reviews and the like) that many times that I […]
How to work with a messy codebase and client [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: What is the most effective way to add functionality to unfamiliar, structurally unsound code? [duplicate] (7 answers) Closed 9 years ago. A client came to me with some features he wanted implementing. Easy enough to do what he asked. He paid me, I agreed to start on the start […]
How to work with a messy codebase and client [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: What is the most effective way to add functionality to unfamiliar, structurally unsound code? [duplicate] (7 answers) Closed 9 years ago. A client came to me with some features he wanted implementing. Easy enough to do what he asked. He paid me, I agreed to start on the start […]
How to work with a messy codebase and client [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: What is the most effective way to add functionality to unfamiliar, structurally unsound code? [duplicate] (7 answers) Closed 9 years ago. A client came to me with some features he wanted implementing. Easy enough to do what he asked. He paid me, I agreed to start on the start […]
How to work with a messy codebase and client [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: What is the most effective way to add functionality to unfamiliar, structurally unsound code? [duplicate] (7 answers) Closed 9 years ago. A client came to me with some features he wanted implementing. Easy enough to do what he asked. He paid me, I agreed to start on the start […]
How to measure the potential value of refactoring
On an old, large project with technical debt how can you reliably estimate or measure the benefit of refactoring code?
Struggling to Find the Right Cloud-Based Debt Collection Software
I’m reaching out because I’m at a crossroads with our debt collection process. Our business is growing, and we’re starting to see a wider range of customers across the country. This means some debtors are located in different time zones and prefer different communication methods.
According to Swanson’s maintenance activities, what category does paying down Technical Debt in a Software fall into?
I am trying to understand the categories of maintenance activities described by E.B. Swanson, i.e., Perfective, Adaptive, and Corrective; which category does paying down Technical Debt (TD) fall into? (E.B Swanson’s Dimension of Maintenance)
In Agile development, how does one account for tasks that are invisible to users? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: How does a Scrum team account for infrastructure tasks in the planning meeting? (10 answers) Closed 3 years ago. I’ve worked in Agile environments for many years. However, one of the things that I’ve always felt uncomfortable about is the idea that each story should map to an end-user […]
In Agile development, how does one account for tasks that are invisible to users? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: How does a Scrum team account for infrastructure tasks in the planning meeting? (10 answers) Closed 3 years ago. I’ve worked in Agile environments for many years. However, one of the things that I’ve always felt uncomfortable about is the idea that each story should map to an end-user […]