A longitudinal replication study found that developers reported wasting an average of 23 percent of their working time because of technical debt.

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"A longitudinal replication study found that developers reported wasting an average of 23 percent of their working time because of technical debt."

The study found substantial developer productivity loss from technical debt, with respondents reporting an average of about 23 percent of working time lost.

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Source title Software Developer Productivity Loss Due to Technical Debt - A replication and extension study examining developers’ development work

Source authors Terese Besker; Antonio Martini; Jan Bosch

Source year 2019

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