Build Rot: The Hidden Technical Debt in Maven and Gradle Builds

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 08:14:01 +0000

Discover ‘Build Rot’, the hidden technical debt in Maven and Gradle builds. This article explores the impact of Build Rot on build speed and test times, offering strategies for enhanced observability and Developer Productivity Engineering to optimize build processes.

Technical debt is a constant companion in the complex world of software development. It’s the price we pay for quick fixes and postponed refactoring—the “we’ll do it right next time” mentality.

Brian Demers on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDK

Build Rot: The Hidden Technical Debt in Maven and Gradle Builds