Curious Conversations on the Art of Software Maintenance. Hosted by @PlanetArgon's CEO @RobbyRussell.
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"We'll Fix It Later" never works. Let's explore what really needs to happen.
The Maintainable newsletter is where Robby keeps the conversation going between episodes.
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Rails has more long-lived production systems than most stacks. The survey data should be interesting.
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Catch up with Sally Lait & @RobbyRussell on Maintainable as they talk about confidence as a signal of maintainability.
You can feel it in a codebase immediately.
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Sally Lait joins @RobbyRussell on Maintainable to talk about confidence as a signal of maintainability.
Not just code… but how teams feel working in it.
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We talk about long-lived software every episode. Now we want to hear from the teams building it. If you work with Rails, let's hear from you!
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(The Ruby on Rails Community Survey is led by Planet Argon, the producers of Maintainable Podcast.)
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Stay sharp. Skip the noise. Join the Maintainable Podcast newsletter.
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If you missed it this week
Rein Henrichs joined @robbyrussell on Maintainable to talk about maintenance, shared understanding, and weak signals.
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Rein Henrichs joins @robbyrussell on Maintainable to talk about software maintenance, shared understanding, and why maintenance starts before you touch the code.
If your system doesn’t make sense, it won’t stay maintainable.
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If you missed it this week, Russ Olsen joined @robbyrussell on Maintainable Software Podcast to talk about maintainability, legacy systems, and forgotten trade-offs.
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Russ Olsen joins @robbyrussell on Maintainable Software Podcast to talk about maintainability, trade-offs, and why context matters more than dogma.
Understandable code matters more than clever code.
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If you missed it this week, Joel Oliveira joined @robbyrussell on Maintainable Software Podcast to talk about predictable codebases, legacy systems, and why small improvements beat big rewrites.
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Joel Oliveira joins @robbyrussell on Maintainable to talk about why predictability might be the most underrated feature of maintainable software. Consistent patterns help engineers understand systems faster and make safer changes.
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The conversations that sustain long-lived software rarely make headlines, but they matter to the teams doing the work. Maintainable is where we have those conversations. Thank you to Podranker for naming us in your 15 Best Developers Podcasts of 2026!
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What if your app’s history is actually its biggest advantage?
Maintainable explores this every week.
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Missed this week's episode of Maintainable?
Lucas Roesler joins @RobbyRussell to explore readability, fast feedback loops, and why understanding systems comes before improving them.
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New episode of Maintainable is out now!
Lucas Roesler joins Robby to talk about readable software, fast feedback loops, and why understanding systems comes before changing them.
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If you missed it, @BrittanyEllich explains why rewrites stall momentum, why boring systems are healthy, and how to use coding agents responsibly.
Catch up with @RobbyRussell on @_maintainable :
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Legacy is not a burden. It’s evidence and history. Something to be proud of.
Subscribe for conversations with people who treat software like a long-term commitment.
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If your codebase feels complicated… good. That means it’s lived a life and served real users. But there are ways to simplify and move forward confidently.
Maintainable shares stories from teams who’ve been in your shoes. Join us! buff.ly/kSn9kun
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Our host has maintained a daily habit.
31 Dec 2025
Hit day 2,000 of getting outside to break a sweat… and I wrote about it (with lots of photos).
Big lesson: it’s hard to be the same person in different conditions… weather, travel, mood, injury, life.
Curious… what’s a habit you’ve kept when motivation wasn’t available?
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