Maintainable Software Podcast
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Maintainable Software Podcast
@maintainable.fm
Curious Conversations on the Art of Software Maintenance. Hosted by Planet Argon's CEO @robbyonrails.
Chris Zetter shares why starting small is the key to building confidence in an older codebase, and how small wins create momentum for bigger changes.

Listen on @maintainable.fm with host @robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/chr...
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s less about how you write code and more about creating a team culture that values maintainability.

In this episode, Denis Richkunov explains why consistency should be cultivated, not enforced.

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October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
📻 Tune in and join @robbyonrails.com and @realntl.bsky.social as they discuss why “perfectly maintained software” might be a platonic ideal rather than a realistic target. 🎯
🎧 Listen here: maintainable.fm/episodes/nat...
October 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📻 Tune in with @robbyonrails.com as guest @taylorotwell.bsky.social explains how Laravel started as an experiment and became his full-time work within months.
👣 He reflects on Laravel’s early influences, including Ruby on Rails.
🎧 Listen here: maintainable.fm/episodes/tay...
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
📻 Join @robbyonrails.com as Sara Jackson discusses how good documentation can make teams faster, more confident, and less reliant on institutional memory.
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: maintainable.fm/episodes/sar...
July 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📻 Join @robbyonrails.com & Joel Chippindale for this week's episode as they discuss:
🔺 Challenging the “iron triangle” of speed, cost, and quality.
🥅 How shifting business goals can reduce maintainability
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: maintainable.fm/episodes/joe...
July 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📻 Tune in to join @robbyonrails.com‬ for this week's episode as Melanie Sumner discusses the importance of aligning Figma APIs with component code to bridge the designer-engineer gap.
🎧 Listen here! maintainable.fm/episodes/mel...
June 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📻 Tune in with @robbyonrails.com‬ as @joemasilotti.com discusses the importance of setting communication and collaboration expectations and the three questions Joe asks every client to understand how their team works.
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: maintainable.fm/episodes/joe...
May 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📻 @robbyonrails.com & @apiguy.dev reflect on why psychological safety is as important as code quality.
🖥️ Freedom emphasizes the need to “respect what came before” when maintaining legacy systems.
🎧 Listen here! maintainable.fm/episodes/fre...
🎙️ Hosted by Robby Russell | @planetargon.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mercedes Bernard discusses how a missed state check flooded their system with no-op jobs and a simple one-line fix cut that load by 75%. Small changes can greatly impact legacy systems.
🔊 Listen ere: buff.ly/Rco35z6
🎙️ Host @Robbyonrails.com | @Planetargon.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📻 Join @evanphx.dev as he discusses with @robbyonrails.com the importance of confidence and clarity in coding over the pursuit of perfection. Don't miss it.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Digging into the Maintainable Nails vault: a 2020 bonus episode featuring Duncan Thorpe, one of the planet’s boldest visionaries.

In today’s clip? Ethical young blood. Clone-sourced. Naturally.

🎧 maintainable.fm/episodes/mai...
April 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM