[HN Gopher] Yet Another Toolset for Tackling Technical Debt
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Yet Another Toolset for Tackling Technical Debt
Author : AlexeyMK
Score : 10 points
Date : 2021-04-02 15:51 UTC (7 hours ago)
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| dllthomas wrote:
| I've been wondering if it would make sense to have a lightweight
| way of expressing frustration at a given bit of source code, in a
| way that's collected and aggregated.
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| It seems like this could be useful for prioritizing technical
| debt, although it's likely more complicated than a naive
| ranking). Surfacing the info during code review might point to
| areas that need additional attention. Overall trends (for the
| group and for individuals) might help give a manager a better
| sense of the health of the team.
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| Of course, one would have to be very careful about the social
| dynamics of it all; in particular, tying it to blame seems
| fraught.
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