Class of 2026

The class of 2026

• Class of 2026

  

  EP-227 John Athayde Maintaining the User Side of Software September 8, 2026, 82 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-223 Chris Coyier The Long Game of Maintaining CodePen June 16, 2026, 55 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-217 Brittany Ellich Using AI to Maintain Software, Not Rewrite It January 21, 2026, 61 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-225 David Hayes Boring Software, Clear Incentives, and Better Checklists August 18, 2026, 55 min Listen to the episode ×

  John AthaydeChris CoyierBrittany EllichDavid Hayes

• Class of 2026

  

  EP-221 Rein Henrichs The Real Work of Maintenance Happens Before You Touch the Code April 14, 2026, 55 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-226 Kristin Isaac The Customer Doesn’t Care About Your Technical Debt September 1, 2026, 54 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-222 Sally Lait Confidence Is the Real Metric May 5, 2026, 56 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-230 Gabriela Moreira When 800 Tests Aren’t Enough October 13, 2026, 53 min Listen to the episode ×

  Rein HenrichsKristin IsaacSally LaitGabriela Moreira

• Class of 2026

  

  EP-219 Joel Oliveira Predictability Is a Maintainability Feature March 17, 2026, 61 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-220 Russ Olsen The Hidden Cost of Forgetting Why the Code Looks Like That March 31, 2026, 55 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-224 Diana Pfeil Building Confidence in Probabilistic Systems August 4, 2026, 49 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-218 Lucas Roesler The Fast Feedback Loop Advantage February 3, 2026, 54 min Listen to the episode ×

  Joel OliveiraRuss OlsenDiana PfeilLucas Roesler

• Class of 2026

  

  EP-228 José Valim Designing a Language You Can Maintain for Decades September 29, 2026, 54 min Listen to the episode ×
  

  EP-229 Matija Šošić Abstractions Aren’t Going Anywhere October 6, 2026, 54 min Listen to the episode ×

  José ValimMatija Šošić

• Class award Playing the long game Chris Coyier “The Long Game of Maintaining CodePen”
• Nominated Class historian Russ Olsen “The Hidden Cost of Forgetting Why the Code Looks Like That”
• Class award Most likely to fix it, not rewrite it Brittany Ellich “Using AI to Maintain Software, Not Rewrite It”
• Honorable mention Most tests, still not enough Gabriela Moreira “When 800 Tests Aren’t Enough” 800 of them.
• Unanimous Built to last decades José Valim “Designing a Language You Can Maintain for Decades”