To investigate if software practitioners have paid debt items off in their projects, the practices that have been used for paying off debt items, and the issues that hamper the implementation of these practices. Method: We analyze 653 responses collected by surveying practitioners from six countries about TD payment. Results: Practitioners have not paid off TD items in most cases. We identified 27 reasons for not paying off those items and 32 payment-related practices. Practices are mainly related to internal quality issues, while reasons for not paying TD off are mostly associated with planning and management issues. Lastly, we identified relationships between practices and between reasons, indicating that both can appear in combination.

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Authors

Sávio Freire
Nicolli Rios
Boris Pérez
Camilo Castellanos
Darío Correal
Robert Ramač
Vladimir Mandič
Nebojša Taušan
Gustavo Lòpez
Alexia Pacheco
Manoel Mendonça
Davide Falessi
Clemente Izurieta
Carolyn Seaman
Rodrigo Spínola

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