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How can Agile web development tools and platforms help teams manage technical debt?

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Technical debt is the cost of fixing or improving the quality of a software product that was developed with shortcuts, trade-offs, or outdated technologies. It can affect the performance, security, scalability, and maintainability of a web application, as well as the productivity and satisfaction of the development team. Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, aim to deliver value to customers through iterative and incremental development cycles, while minimizing waste and maximizing feedback. However, Agile teams can also accumulate technical debt if they do not pay attention to the design, architecture, testing, and documentation of their code. How can Agile web development tools and platforms help teams manage technical debt? Here are some ways to leverage them effectively.

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1 Use code quality tools

Code quality tools are software applications that analyze, measure, and report on the quality of the source code of a web application. They can help Agile teams identify and fix code smells, bugs, vulnerabilities, duplication, complexity, and other issues that contribute to technical debt. Some examples of code quality tools are SonarQube, Code Climate, Codacy, and ESLint. These tools can be integrated with the web development platform, such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, and run automatically on every commit, pull request, or merge. This way, the team can monitor the quality of their code and address any problems before they become more costly and difficult to resolve.

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Prettier is also a great tool to enforce a common opinionated coding style in a repository. It is supported in many popular IDEs and text editors, through extensions, such as Atom, VS Code, Vim and WebStorm.

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2 Adopt continuous integration and delivery

Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) are practices that enable Agile teams to integrate, test, and deploy their code frequently and reliably. CI involves automating the process of building, testing, and merging the code from different developers into a shared repository. CD involves automating the process of delivering the code to the production environment or the end users. By using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, or AWS CodePipeline, Agile teams can reduce technical debt by ensuring that their code is always in a working state, that it meets the quality standards and requirements, and that it can be released quickly and safely.

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Do not rely on remote public registries such as npm to download the packages from. Make a private registry for your org with tools such as Jenkins and JFrog Artifactory and check if it is safe to update to the latest version from time to time. The packages in the public registries may disappear or be corrupted and you will have the private copy available and safe.

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3 Implement code reviews and pair programming

Code reviews and pair programming are collaborative practices that involve two or more developers working together on the same code. Code reviews are formal or informal feedback sessions where one developer reviews the code written by another developer and suggests improvements or corrections. Pair programming is a technique where two developers share the same workstation and write the code together, switching roles between the driver and the navigator. Both practices can help Agile teams manage technical debt by improving the quality, readability, consistency, and security of the code, as well as by sharing knowledge, skills, and best practices among the team members.

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Pair programming is a fantastic collaborative practice to boost the learning of junior developers if paired with a senior one. It is also good to introduce anyone to the organisation's code base. VS Code Live Share paired with a communication tool such as MS Teams permits such practice.

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4 Follow coding standards and conventions

Coding standards and conventions are guidelines that define how the code should be written, formatted, organized, and documented. They can help Agile teams reduce technical debt by making the code more understandable, maintainable, and reusable. Coding standards and conventions can cover aspects such as naming, indentation, spacing, comments, structure, syntax, and style. They can be defined by the team, the organization, or the community, and enforced by using code quality tools, code reviews, or pair programming. Some examples of coding standards and conventions are the Google JavaScript Style Guide, the Airbnb JavaScript Style Guide, and the PEP 8 Style Guide for Python.

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5 Refactor and test the code regularly

Refactoring and testing are essential activities that Agile teams should perform regularly to manage technical debt. Refactoring is the process of improving the design, structure, or functionality of the code without changing its behavior. Testing is the process of verifying that the code meets the specifications, expectations, and quality criteria. By refactoring and testing the code, Agile teams can enhance the performance, reliability, security, and usability of their web application, as well as eliminate unnecessary or obsolete code, fix bugs, and add new features. Some tools and platforms that can support refactoring and testing are Visual Studio Code, WebStorm, Jest, Mocha, and Selenium.

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Agile web development tools facilitate continuous integration and delivery, allowing teams to refactor and test code regularly, which is crucial for managing technical debt. These tools support automated testing, which can be run with each build, ensuring that refactoring does not introduce new issues. Agile platforms often include version control systems that track changes and help revert code if refactoring introduces problems. Task management features within these tools allow for prioritising technical debt issues, ensuring that they are addressed in sprints. Code review functionalities encourage peer oversight, which can catch potential debt issues early on.

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Some great tools for testing a JavaScript codebase are Jest, Mocha and Chai (for unit testing) and Cypress or Playwright (for integration and end-to-end testing).

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6 Prioritize and track technical debt items

Prioritizing and tracking technical debt items are important steps to manage technical debt effectively. Technical debt items are tasks or issues that represent the work that needs to be done to reduce or eliminate technical debt. They can be identified by using code quality tools, code reviews, pair programming, refactoring, testing, or user feedback. Agile teams should prioritize technical debt items based on their impact, urgency, and effort, and include them in their backlog, sprint, or kanban board. They should also track the progress and status of technical debt items using web development tools and platforms, such as Jira, Trello, or Asana, and communicate them to the stakeholders and customers.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

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1 Use code quality tools

2 Adopt continuous integration and delivery

3 Implement code reviews and pair programming

4 Follow coding standards and conventions

5 Refactor and test the code regularly

6 Prioritize and track technical debt items

7 Here’s what else to consider

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1 Use code quality tools

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6 Prioritize and track technical debt items

7 Here’s what else to consider

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