Curious Conversations on the Art of Software Maintenance
Stuck in the mud with your codebase? Wondering how others are making it work? You're not alone.
On Maintainable, Robby talks with seasoned engineers who have battled technical debt, messy legacy code, and the cultural chaos of software development—and won.
They share real stories. Real lessons. No silver bullets, just practical ways to make your software (and your team) better.
We're in this together. Enjoy the show.
Recent Episodes
EP-218 | February 3, 2026
Lucas Roesler: The Fast Feedback Loop Advantage
EP-217 | January 21, 2026
Brittany Ellich: Using AI to Maintain Software, Not Rewrite It
EP-216 | December 9, 2025
Kent L Beck: You’re Ignoring Optionality… and Paying for It
EP-215 | December 2, 2025
Don MacKinnon: Why Simplicity Beats Cleverness in Software Design
EP-214 | November 18, 2025
Chris Zetter: Building a Database to Better Understand Maintainability
EP-213 | October 28, 2025
Denis Rechkunov: When Consistency Becomes a Culture
EP-212 | October 14, 2025
Nathan Ladd: Relentless Improvement and the Cost of Neglect
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Popular Episodes
EP-050 | April 13, 2020
Sandi Metz: Making is Easy, Mending is a Challenge
EP-108 | October 4, 2021
DHH: Celebrating Legacy Software as a Victory and the Story of How Humans Can't Estimate
EP-141 | April 17, 2023
Lena Reinhard - How Will People Get Stuff Done?
EP-028 | October 21, 2019
Michael Feathers: Be Curious & Chase The Rabbit Holes
EP-172 | June 11, 2024
Scott Hanselman - The Fear Factor in Maintainable Software
EP-052 | April 27, 2020