An Overview and Comparison of Technical Debt Measurement Tools

Paris Avgeriou; Davide Taibi; Apostolos Ampatzoglou; Francesca Arcelli Fontana; Terese Besker; Alexander Chatzigeorgiou; Valentina Lenarduzzi; Antonio Martini; Nasia Moschou; Ilaria Pigazzini; Nyyti Saarimäki; Darius Sas; Saulo Soares de Toledo; Angeliki-Agathi Tsintzira

doi:10.1109/MS.2020.3024958

An Overview and Comparison of Technical Debt Measurement Tools

Paris Avgeriou
, Davide Taibi
, Apostolos Ampatzoglou
, Francesca Arcelli Fontana
, Terese Besker
, Alexander Chatzigeorgiou
, Valentina Lenarduzzi
, Antonio Martini
, Nasia Moschou
, Ilaria Pigazzini
, Nyyti Saarimäki
, Darius Sas
, Saulo Soares de Toledo
, Angeliki-Agathi Tsintzira

Computing Sciences

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Abstract

Different tools adopt different terms, metrics, and ways to identify and measure technical debt. We attempt to clarify the situation by comparing the features and popularity of technical debt measurement tools and analyzing the existing empirical evidence on their validity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-71
Journal	IEEE Software
Volume	38
Issue number	3
Early online date	2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2020.3024958
Publication status	Published - 2021
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Technical Debt
Tools
Source Code Analysis
Software Quality

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