Maintainable

by Robby Russell

Do you feel like you're hitting a wall with your existing software projects? Are you curious to hear how other people are navigating this? You're not alone.On the Maintainable Software Podcast, Robby speaks with seasoned practitioners who have overcome the technical and cultural problems often assoc...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 500 to 3K

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: technology · business

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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

200+ episodes since 2019

Platform Reach

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Most discussed topics

maintainability

software development

technical debt

team dynamics

documentation

legacy systems

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Total monthly reach

500 to 3K

Estimated from 1 chart position in 1 market.

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KE · Technology
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500 to 3K

Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
250 to 1.5K
🎙 ~2x weekly·226 episodes·Last published 2mo ago
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
500 to 3K
🇰🇪100%
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
150 to 900

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On the show

From 12 eps

Host

Robby Russell

12 eps

Recent guests

12 across last 12 eps

Rein Henrichs

1 ep

Russ Olsen

1 ep

Joel Oliveira

1 ep

Lucas Roesler

1 ep

Brittany Ellich

1 ep

Kent Beck

1 ep

Don MacKinnon

1 ep

Chris Zetter

1 ep

Denis Rechkunov

1 ep

Nathan Ladd

1 ep

Sally Lait

1 ep

Chris Coyier

1 ep

Recent episodes

Chris Coyier: The Long Game of Maintaining CodePen

Jun 16, 2026

53m 53s

Sally Lait: Confidence Is the Real Metric

May 5, 2026

55m 34s

Rein Henrichs: The Real Work of Maintenance Happens Before You Touch the Code

Apr 14, 2026

55m 26s

Russ Olsen: The Hidden Cost of Forgetting Why the Code Looks Like That

Mar 31, 2026

54m 40s

Joel Oliveira: Predictability Is a Maintainability Feature

Mar 17, 2026

1h 01m 04s

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Social Links & Contact

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Episodes

monthly

Avg length

55m 34s

49m 31s – 1h 06m 58s

Range

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026

Topics

maintainability, technical debt +51

Guests

Chris Coyier +11 · last 12 eps

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
6/16/26	Chris Coyier: The Long Game of Maintaining CodePen✨	software maintenancetechnical debt+5	Chris Coyier	CodePenRails+1	—	CodePensoftware maintenance+7	—	53m 53s
5/5/26	Sally Lait: Confidence Is the Real Metric✨	software maintainabilityconfidence+3	Sally Lait	—	—	confidencesoftware maintainability+3	—	55m 34s
4/14/26	Rein Henrichs: The Real Work of Maintenance Happens Before You Touch the Code✨	maintenancecoding+3	Rein Henrichs	—	—	maintenancecoding problems+3	—	55m 26s
3/31/26	Russ Olsen: The Hidden Cost of Forgetting Why the Code Looks Like That✨	maintainabilitytrade-offs+4	Russ Olsen	—	—	maintainabilitydocumentation+4	—	54m 40s
3/17/26	Joel Oliveira: Predictability Is a Maintainability Feature✨	maintainabilitysoftware development+3	Joel Oliveira	—	—	predictabilitymaintainable software+3	—	1h 01m 04s
2/3/26	Lucas Roesler: The Fast Feedback Loop Advantage✨	feedback loopsmaintainability+3	Lucas Roesler	—	—	maintainabilityfeedback loops+3	—	54m 21s
1/21/26	Brittany Ellich: Using AI to Maintain Software, Not Rewrite It✨	AIsoftware maintenance+3	Brittany Ellich	—	—	AIsoftware maintenance+3	—	1h 00m 36s
12/9/25	Kent L Beck: You’re Ignoring Optionality… and Paying for It✨	optionalitydecision making+3	Kent Beck	—	—	optional decisionsfeature saw+3	—	49m 31s
12/2/25	Don MacKinnon: Why Simplicity Beats Cleverness in Software Design✨	software designsimplicity+3	Don MacKinnon	Searchcraft	—	software designsimplicity+3	—	50m 31s
11/18/25	Chris Zetter: Building a Database to Better Understand Maintainability✨	maintainabilitytechnical debt+4	Chris Zetter	—	—	maintainabilitytechnical debt+5	—	49m 41s
10/28/25	Denis Rechkunov: When Consistency Becomes a Culture✨	code consistencyautomation+4	Denis Rechkunov	Elastic	—	code consistencycultural practice+4	—	1h 06m 58s
10/14/25	Nathan Ladd: Relentless Improvement and the Cost of Neglect✨	software sustainabilitymaintenance practices+3	Nathan Ladd	Brightworks Digital	—	software maintenancesustainable software+3	—	54m 31s