num_pages: 244
description: Shipping imperfect software is like going into debt. When you incur debt the illusion of doing things faster can lead to exponential growth in the cost of maintaining software. Software debt takes five major technical quality configuration management design and platform experience. In todays rush to market software debt is inevitable. And thats okayif youre careful about the debt you incur and if you quickly pay it back. In Managing Software Debt leading Agile expert Chris Sterling shows how understanding software debt can help you move products to market faster with a realistic plan for refactoring them based on experience. Writing for all Agile software professionals Sterling explains why youre going into software debt whether you know it or notand why the interest on that debt can bring projects to a standstill. Next he thoroughly explains each form of software debt showing how to plan for it intelligently and repay it successfully. Youll learn why accepting software debt is not the same as deliberate sloppiness and youll learn how to use the software debt concept to systematically improve architectural agility. Coverage includes Using this books techniques senior software leadership can deliver more business value; managers can organize and support development teams more effectively; and teams and team members can improve their performance throughout the development lifecycle.
language: English
title: Managing Software Debt: Building for Inevitable Change
publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional