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COGNITIVE DEBT EMERGES AS KEY TECH CHALLENGE

Researchers are focusing attention on cognitive debt—the mental burden accumulated when developers work with poorly documented or complex codebases. The concept is gaining traction in discussions about software quality and team productivity.

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Article URL: https://margaretstorey.com/blog/2026/02/18/cognitive-debt-revisited/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator…