# Beth Long: Maintainable Code Prioritizes How Humans Interact With It

EP-033 | December 2, 2019 | 34:09




Robby speaks with Beth Long, Software Engineer on the Build & Deploy Tools Engineering team at New Relic. They discuss the origin of the technical debt metaphor, considering when a rewrite is necessary (spoiler alert – it rarely is), and speak about the limitations of agile across modern engineering teams.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Beth Long, Software Engineer on the Build & Deploy Tools Engineering team at New Relic. They discuss the origin of the technical debt metaphor, considering when a rewrite is necessary (spoiler alert – it rarely is), and speak about the limitations of agile across modern engineering teams.

## Helpful Links

- [Beth's website](http://bethadele.io/)
- [Follow Beth](https://twitter.com/bethadelelong) on Twitter
- [Connect with Beth](https://linkedin.com/in/beth-adele-long) on LinkedIn
- [Book] [Beyond Human Error](https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Human-Error-David-Woods/dp/0754678342) by David D. Woods
- [Book] [Sources of Power](https://www.amazon.com/Sources-Power-People-Decisions-Press/dp/0262534290/) by Gary Klein

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