Title :
Technical Debt in Computational Science
Abstract :
Technical debt is a useful metaphor for understanding the long-term impact of technical choices. The analysis of technical debt has found its place in the software industry, with results that are applicable to scientific software as well. But technical debt is also a useful concept to look at how we use computers in doing scientific research.
Keywords :
DP industry; software maintenance; computational science; scientific research; scientific software; software industry; technical debt; Computer languages; Scientific computing; Software development; Standards; scientific computing; scientific programming; software development; technical debt;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2015.113
