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low maintainability
subject			fact

low maintainability	is a subtopic of 1.5 - Software Quality
	is a kind of maintainability
	may be caused by a highly efficient design that is hard to understand
	may cause defects that reduce reliability
maintainability	can reduce costs for both developers and customers
	describes the ease with which the software can be changed
	is affected by commenting
	is affected by complexity of code
	is constrained by software architecture
	is increased by the use of modularity
external software quality	can be observed by stakeholders
	has a direct impact on stakeholders
software quality	is hard to assess