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Class of 2023

Keep the weird stuff weird

  • 18 classmates
  • 14 hours of conversation
Robby Russell in 2023
Class host Robby, 2023

A note from your host

Eighteen guests, and a lot of honest talk about what maintenance even is. One guest told us there is no such thing as software maintenance. Another told us to keep the weird stuff weird. Both were right.

The class of 2023

  • Class of 2023

    EP-154 Jacob Aronoff At Least One Person Who Cares To See It Through November 21, 2023, 47 min Listen to the episode
    EP-145 Daniela Baron About Those Docs June 12, 2023, 49 min Listen to the episode
    EP-137 Marianne Bellotti Building Empathy by Asking, "How Would You Write This in 2007?" January 16, 2023, 62 min Listen to the episode
    EP-142 Carlos Blé Código Sostenible April 24, 2023, 50 min Listen to the episode

    Jacob AronoffDaniela BaronMarianne BellottiCarlos Blé

  • Class of 2023

    EP-152 Colin Campbell The Daily Habits of Effective Engineers November 7, 2023, 41 min Listen to the episode
    EP-147 Naomi Ceder People-Centric Community Building July 4, 2023, 48 min Listen to the episode
    EP-151 Dave Bryant Copeland Quantifying the Carrying Cost October 3, 2023, 43 min Listen to the episode
    EP-138 Andy Croll Keep the Weird Stuff Weird February 6, 2023, 50 min Listen to the episode

    Colin CampbellNaomi CederDave Bryant CopelandAndy Croll

  • Class of 2023

    EP-153 Oliver Drotbohm Modulithic Applications November 14, 2023, 42 min Listen to the episode
    EP-144 Cory House Finding Opportunities for Improvement June 5, 2023, 35 min Listen to the episode
    EP-150 Cameron Jacoby Am I Learning From This? September 26, 2023, 49 min Listen to the episode
    EP-140 Eric Normand Grokking Simplicity March 13, 2023, 47 min Listen to the episode

    Oliver DrotbohmCory HouseCameron JacobyEric Normand

  • Class of 2023

    EP-146 Nadia Odunayo Don't Try to Solve a Pain Point For a Problem You Aren't Experiencing June 19, 2023, 57 min Listen to the episode
    EP-143 Avery Quinn Can You Quantify the Impact? May 22, 2023, 40 min Listen to the episode
    EP-141 Lena Reinhard How Will People Get Stuff Done? April 17, 2023, 56 min Listen to the episode
    EP-149 Adriana Villela On Being a Serial Refactorer August 22, 2023, 51 min Listen to the episode

    Nadia OdunayoAvery QuinnLena ReinhardAdriana Villela

  • Class of 2023

    EP-139 Henrik Warne There is No Software Maintenance March 6, 2023, 43 min Listen to the episode
    EP-148 Ahmed Wasfy Thriving as an Engineering Manager August 8, 2023, 56 min Listen to the episode

    Henrik WarneAhmed Wasfy

For the record

First day of school
Marianne Bellotti, January 16, 2023
Longest conversation
Marianne Bellotti, 01:01:45
Last bell
Jacob Aronoff, November 21, 2023