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Record 1 2018-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations Research and Management
CONT

The term "technical debt" [describes] the obligation that [an] organization incurs when it chooses a design or construction approach that's expedient in the short term but that increases complexity and is more costly in the long term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
CONT

[Le terme] «dette technique» est une analogie illustrant le travail s'accumulant de façon insidieuse pendant le développement d'un produit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Investigación y gestión operacionales
CONT

Deuda de trabajo que se adquiere al producir código pobre, incumpliendo prácticas aconsejadas para el desarrollo de software. Los proyectos que actúan de esta forma, normalmente para atajar los tiempos de entrega adquieren una "deuda técnica", cuyos "intereses" se tendrán que acabar pagando, y supondrán mayor cuantía cuanto más tiempo pase.

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