Self-admitted technical debt (SATD) is a phenomenon in which developers intentionally annotate their source code with comments highlighting temporary, sub-optimal solutions implemented to achieve ...

Digital transformation is no longer optional—it’s a business imperative. Organizations invest billions in modernizing systems, implementing cutting-edge technologies and automating processes to stay ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

We are in the midst of an AI talent race. In 2023, just 33% of organizations used generative AI. In July 2024, it was 71%, according to McKinsey researchers. Large enterprises—those over $500 million ...

Every CEO knows the feeling of promised features taking months longer than expected, simple changes breaking unrelated systems, and top engineers fighting fires more than they build the future.

With best practices and a commitment to not let technical debt grow, developers can make a solid business case, especially when staffing and money are tight. technical debt can be small, like minor ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. At the recent midyear conference of the National Association of ...

As healthcare technology grows more complex, financial executives need to pay attention to how much it costs. Whether a health system is acquiring new technology or maintaining or upgrading its ...

Data debt can be just as bad as tech debt, causing security and trust problems if it isn’t addressed throughout the data pipeline. Devops teams build their ...