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Joy Ebertz, Principal Engineer at Imprint, presented at QCon London 2026 a groundbreaking framework for prioritizing technical debt amidst rapid AI-driven code production. By challenging perfectionist ...

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At last year’s annual conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), Julia Richman, then the deputy executive director for the Colorado Office of Information ...

A code audit can help reduce exposure to risks, especially when scaling a product, introducing AI capabilities or entering an ...

Imagine launching a new digital service only to face a breach due to outdated code or an unpatched dependency. Enterprises face this more often than they admit. In today’s economy, technical debt is ...

Learn why a 2026 code audit is essential for managing technical debt, improving security, and preparing for M&A.

Technical debt is a concept most IT professionals are familiar with, but too often it is discussed primarily in terms of application code. Yet, databases are equally susceptible to technical debt, and ...

Don’t call it technical debt unless you’re going to go back and fix it. Otherwise, you’re just giving the team permission to do things the wrong way. We need to stop using the term “technical debt” as ...

The United States has long struggled with managing its financial debt—borrowing beyond its means, deferring payments and accumulating obligations that eventually come due. The same holds true for ...

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 ...