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The Evolution of Technical Debt from DevOps to Generative AI: A multivocal literature review

Moreschini, Sergio, Arvanitou, Elvira-Maria, Kanidou, Elisavet-Persefoni, Nikolaidis, Nikolaos, Su, Ruoyu, Ampatzoglou, Apostolos, Chatzigeorgiou, Alexander, Lenarduzzi, Valentina·2026·Journal of Systems and Software
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2025.112599
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Moreschini, S., Arvanitou, E.-M., Kanidou, E.-P., Nikolaidis, N., Su, R., Ampatzoglou, A., Chatzigeorgiou, A., & Lenarduzzi, V.
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Journal of Systems and Software
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Elsevier BV
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2026-01
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231
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112599
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0164-1212
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10.1016/j.jss.2025.112599
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