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69: Reducing Technical Debt with Daniel Okwufulueze

When repaying debt, it helps to know how big it is. The same holds for technical debt. The problem is: how do you measure it?


Today we talk with Daniel Okwufulueze, a technology leader, programming polyglot, writer, and senior engineer at dunnhumby. Daniel helps us define technical debt and tells us how to quantify it without falling into usual pitfalls while doing so. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and check out his writings at Medium.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

Daniel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dokwufulueze/

Daniel on media.com at https://medium.com/@DOkwufulueze

Dunnhumby at https://www.dunnhumby.com 

M.M. Lehman, L.A. Belady, Program Evolution, Processes of Software Change at http://informatique.umons.ac.be/genlog/BeladyLehman1985-ProgramEvolution.pdf

Code Climate at https://codeclimate.com

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