Technical Debt and Software Quality in Cloud-Native Applications

With the rapid development of cloud computing technologies, cloud-native applications play an increasingly important role in software architecture. However, as applications iterate and evolve, technical debt (TD) can be a critical issue in reducing software quality. Such issues require careful attention and maintenance to solve. My doctoral research aims to investigate the various perspectives of the TDs hidden in cloud-native applications that could possibly influence the quality of the software architecture. The perspectives include the patterns, identification, evaluation, and management strategies of TD in cloud-native applications. This research can help development teams better cope with the challenges posed by TD and improve the quality and maintainability of cloud-native applications on the software architecture.