Do you employ any tools for managing technical debt?

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Published on 2009-09-23T09:34:24Z Indexed on 2010/05/05 21:28 UTC
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The site I work with on a day-to-day basis has its share of shortcomings and we often make design decisions to "get us by right now" with the intention of fixing those up later.

I've found that making the time to actually go back and fix them, let alone remembering what the full list of to-do items is can be challenging at best.

Can you recommend any tools, resources or tricks that help you effectively manage your technical debt?

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