Brittany Ellich
@brittanyellich.com
Senior dev @github.com| Speaker & educator | Talking accessibility, refactoring, AI & career growth | Host of @overcommitted.dev | balancedengineer.com | Building sustainable careers in tech | brittanyellich.com #pdx
I'll be participating in AI Dev Days next week! Will you be there? 👀
The newest AI updates from Microsoft Azure, Foundry, and GitHub are coming together in one LIVE event.
Join us virtually at AI Dev Days for expert-led sessions, hands-on labs, and live demos designed to help you build with the latest.
Register now: msft.it/63327tXhjc
Join us virtually at AI Dev Days for expert-led sessions, hands-on labs, and live demos designed to help you build with the latest.
Register now: msft.it/63327tXhjc
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I'll be participating in AI Dev Days next week! Will you be there? 👀
Build the thing you wish to see in the world
A blog post about building things because you want to, learning about #ATProto, and some recently influential conversations I've had on the @overcommitted.dev with @bradhe.net @turoczy.bsky.social and @ngerakines.me
brittanyellich.com/build-the-th...
A blog post about building things because you want to, learning about #ATProto, and some recently influential conversations I've had on the @overcommitted.dev with @bradhe.net @turoczy.bsky.social and @ngerakines.me
brittanyellich.com/build-the-th...
Build the thing you wish to see in the world
For most of my career, I've been confusing building products with building businesses—and that confusion kept me from pursuing a lot of ideas. Two weeks off helped me realize that not everything needs...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Build the thing you wish to see in the world
A blog post about building things because you want to, learning about #ATProto, and some recently influential conversations I've had on the @overcommitted.dev with @bradhe.net @turoczy.bsky.social and @ngerakines.me
brittanyellich.com/build-the-th...
A blog post about building things because you want to, learning about #ATProto, and some recently influential conversations I've had on the @overcommitted.dev with @bradhe.net @turoczy.bsky.social and @ngerakines.me
brittanyellich.com/build-the-th...
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If you haven't checked out Overcommitted on Spotify or any other podcast app of choice, please do so!
Follow, comment, subscribe, or do whatever it is you do on that podcast app of your choice. It helps us out a TON with visibility!
#tech #techpodcast
Follow, comment, subscribe, or do whatever it is you do on that podcast app of your choice. It helps us out a TON with visibility!
#tech #techpodcast
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you haven't checked out Overcommitted on Spotify or any other podcast app of choice, please do so!
Follow, comment, subscribe, or do whatever it is you do on that podcast app of your choice. It helps us out a TON with visibility!
#tech #techpodcast
Follow, comment, subscribe, or do whatever it is you do on that podcast app of your choice. It helps us out a TON with visibility!
#tech #techpodcast
The @overcommitted.dev software engineers recently sat down with @mooreds.com to chat about the impacts on auth and security from AI Agents.
Check it out at: overcommitted.dev/ep-36-naviga...
Check it out at: overcommitted.dev/ep-36-naviga...
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The @overcommitted.dev software engineers recently sat down with @mooreds.com to chat about the impacts on auth and security from AI Agents.
Check it out at: overcommitted.dev/ep-36-naviga...
Check it out at: overcommitted.dev/ep-36-naviga...
I just submitted to present at #ATmosphereConf ! This is an awesome opportunity to share your unique perspective with the community.
The CFP is here: news.atmosphereconf.org/3m6z2b7ovyk2...
The CFP is here: news.atmosphereconf.org/3m6z2b7ovyk2...
ATmosphereConf 2026 Call for Proposals Now Open - ATmosphereConf News
news.atmosphereconf.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I just submitted to present at #ATmosphereConf ! This is an awesome opportunity to share your unique perspective with the community.
The CFP is here: news.atmosphereconf.org/3m6z2b7ovyk2...
The CFP is here: news.atmosphereconf.org/3m6z2b7ovyk2...
What I've learned about engagement from my last year on Bluesky:
❌ - Interesting tech blogs, content, etc
✅ - Cat and dog pics
❌ - Interesting tech blogs, content, etc
✅ - Cat and dog pics
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What I've learned about engagement from my last year on Bluesky:
❌ - Interesting tech blogs, content, etc
✅ - Cat and dog pics
❌ - Interesting tech blogs, content, etc
✅ - Cat and dog pics
Here's who I interacted with the most on Bluesky in 2025 👀 no surprise, I'm a huge @jason.energy fan 😁
1. @jason.energy
2. @samwho.dev
3. @jonathanyeong.com
4. @georgerodier.com
5. @mooreds.com
See yours here: anisota.net/harvest
1. @jason.energy
2. @samwho.dev
3. @jonathanyeong.com
4. @georgerodier.com
5. @mooreds.com
See yours here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Here's who I interacted with the most on Bluesky in 2025 👀 no surprise, I'm a huge @jason.energy fan 😁
1. @jason.energy
2. @samwho.dev
3. @jonathanyeong.com
4. @georgerodier.com
5. @mooreds.com
See yours here: anisota.net/harvest
1. @jason.energy
2. @samwho.dev
3. @jonathanyeong.com
4. @georgerodier.com
5. @mooreds.com
See yours here: anisota.net/harvest
This is my pup Timber.
He took a tumble yesterday so we are at the vet getting X-rays of ✨ everything ✨
He's not happy to be here but you wouldn't be able to tell with that cute face.
He took a tumble yesterday so we are at the vet getting X-rays of ✨ everything ✨
He's not happy to be here but you wouldn't be able to tell with that cute face.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is my pup Timber.
He took a tumble yesterday so we are at the vet getting X-rays of ✨ everything ✨
He's not happy to be here but you wouldn't be able to tell with that cute face.
He took a tumble yesterday so we are at the vet getting X-rays of ✨ everything ✨
He's not happy to be here but you wouldn't be able to tell with that cute face.
New month, new newsletter! Sharing some of my favorite things I read in November and some things I've been up to.
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
The Balanced Engineer • Issue #42
Revisiting engineering management practices, embracing GitHub culture, appreciating the Ruby on Rails community, and chatting with industry leaders in our podcast!
archives.balancedengineer.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New month, new newsletter! Sharing some of my favorite things I read in November and some things I've been up to.
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club!
Check it out and subscribe 👇
archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...
This was a great read! Particularly important to read if you are early in career or looking to get into tech 👀
Looking forward to the rest of this series!
Looking forward to the rest of this series!
We need more humanizing elements in engineering.
As such, I'm starting a blog post series that outlines personal (and sometimes extremely vulnerable) experiences that I think touch on the interpersonal aspects of our field.
To start? Survivorship bias.
playfulprogramming.com/posts/surviv...
As such, I'm starting a blog post series that outlines personal (and sometimes extremely vulnerable) experiences that I think touch on the interpersonal aspects of our field.
To start? Survivorship bias.
playfulprogramming.com/posts/surviv...
Confronting Survivorship Bias
A cautionary tale about successes in my career and survivorship bias.
playfulprogramming.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This was a great read! Particularly important to read if you are early in career or looking to get into tech 👀
Looking forward to the rest of this series!
Looking forward to the rest of this series!
The truth about #AI and developer jobs... It's not what you think! 👀
Perhaps ZIRP is more to blame for tech layoffs than AI?
Check out the most recent @overcommitted.dev episode with @kateholterhoff.com for more!
Perhaps ZIRP is more to blame for tech layoffs than AI?
Check out the most recent @overcommitted.dev episode with @kateholterhoff.com for more!
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The truth about #AI and developer jobs... It's not what you think! 👀
Perhaps ZIRP is more to blame for tech layoffs than AI?
Check out the most recent @overcommitted.dev episode with @kateholterhoff.com for more!
Perhaps ZIRP is more to blame for tech layoffs than AI?
Check out the most recent @overcommitted.dev episode with @kateholterhoff.com for more!
I got 8:40 on easy 👀 what about you?
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I got 8:40 on easy 👀 what about you?
I used to be able to play a Gameboy in the car with no issues.
Now I get nauseous if I read a street sign that's too long while in the car.
Growing up is a trap.
Now I get nauseous if I read a street sign that's too long while in the car.
Growing up is a trap.
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I used to be able to play a Gameboy in the car with no issues.
Now I get nauseous if I read a street sign that's too long while in the car.
Growing up is a trap.
Now I get nauseous if I read a street sign that's too long while in the car.
Growing up is a trap.
Shocking everyone, that Black Friday sale that was DEFINITELY only available for a limited time at store XYZ, has now been EXTENDED! Better act fast!
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Shocking everyone, that Black Friday sale that was DEFINITELY only available for a limited time at store XYZ, has now been EXTENDED! Better act fast!
A tisket, a tasket, I made a derpy little basket.
Working on this little #ATProto app has been the joy of my Thanksgiving week. There are so many built in things that make building a social app on ATProto so incredibly easy.
Working on this little #ATProto app has been the joy of my Thanksgiving week. There are so many built in things that make building a social app on ATProto so incredibly easy.
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A tisket, a tasket, I made a derpy little basket.
Working on this little #ATProto app has been the joy of my Thanksgiving week. There are so many built in things that make building a social app on ATProto so incredibly easy.
Working on this little #ATProto app has been the joy of my Thanksgiving week. There are so many built in things that make building a social app on ATProto so incredibly easy.
Listening to This is for Everyone by @timbl.bsky.social and I had no idea the first web browser was created in 1990. In my not-CS-educated mind I thought for some reason it would have been in the 1970s.
This is such a lovely book for anyone who is interested in this kind of origin story.
This is such a lovely book for anyone who is interested in this kind of origin story.
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Listening to This is for Everyone by @timbl.bsky.social and I had no idea the first web browser was created in 1990. In my not-CS-educated mind I thought for some reason it would have been in the 1970s.
This is such a lovely book for anyone who is interested in this kind of origin story.
This is such a lovely book for anyone who is interested in this kind of origin story.
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
The fact that I can ignore all the identity/auth/user stuff for #atproto apps is such a superpower. That always stops me on personal projects. I don't want to have to care about those things. I just want to make stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The fact that I can ignore all the identity/auth/user stuff for #atproto apps is such a superpower. That always stops me on personal projects. I don't want to have to care about those things. I just want to make stuff.
After the recent Developers Who Write starter pack I realized I wanted a more software-focused feed, since that's mostly what I'm here for. Created this with @graze.social
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Great for:
- Finding other software talk
- Catching up on the latest AI drama
- Learning
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Great for:
- Finding other software talk
- Catching up on the latest AI drama
- Learning
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
After the recent Developers Who Write starter pack I realized I wanted a more software-focused feed, since that's mostly what I'm here for. Created this with @graze.social
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Great for:
- Finding other software talk
- Catching up on the latest AI drama
- Learning
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Great for:
- Finding other software talk
- Catching up on the latest AI drama
- Learning
I just started experimenting with @graze.social and it is so cool! Excited about this conversation 😁
Chatting about building @bsky.app Feeds and AT Protocol with @devingaffney.com of @graze.social #atproto /cc @atprotocol.dev @atproto.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=luP_...
Building your own algorithm on Bluesky and AT Protocol with Graze
YouTube video by Rick Turoczy (turoczy)
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I just started experimenting with @graze.social and it is so cool! Excited about this conversation 😁
@trustyduck.bsky.social and I had a lovely conversation with @kateholterhoff.com about what developer analysts do and how to keep up with this crazy #tech industry.
Check it out!
Check it out!
This week the Overcommitted crew sat down with @kateholterhoff.com to talk about what it's like being a Developer-Focused Analyst, and much more!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Ep. 35 | Decoding Developer Trends: Inside the Life of a Developer-Focused Analyst with Kate Holterhoff by Overcommitted
SummaryJoin us for a conversation with Kate Holterhoff, an industry analyst at Redmonk who tracks developer trends from Reddit threads to conference halls. Kate shares her unique journey from earning ...
creators.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
@trustyduck.bsky.social and I had a lovely conversation with @kateholterhoff.com about what developer analysts do and how to keep up with this crazy #tech industry.
Check it out!
Check it out!
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/brittanyellich.com Continuing to build #atproto memories during Thanksgiving break! Come check out @stream.place
@brittanyellich.com is 🔴LIVE on stream.place!
Continuing to build #atproto memories during Thanksgiving break! Come check out @stream.place
stream.place
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/brittanyellich.com Continuing to build #atproto memories during Thanksgiving break! Come check out @stream.place
Dear Bluesky tech folks,
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
A Software Engineer's Guide to Agentic Software Development
I've cracked the code on breaking the eternal cycle - features win, tech debt piles up, codebase becomes 'legacy', and an eventual rewrite. Using coding agents at GitHub, I now merge multiple tech deb...
brittanyellich.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Dear Bluesky tech folks,
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
What was delivered while streaming 👀 @overcommitted.dev stickers!! Got these for the next few events I go to, with the cost per sticker of one crisp high five.
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What was delivered while streaming 👀 @overcommitted.dev stickers!! Got these for the next few events I go to, with the cost per sticker of one crisp high five.
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/brittanyellich.com Figuring out how @stream.place works and building my first #ATProto project. Come join me!
@brittanyellich.com is 🔴LIVE on stream.place!
Figuring out how @stream.place works and building my first #ATProto project. Come join me!
stream.place
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/brittanyellich.com Figuring out how @stream.place works and building my first #ATProto project. Come join me!