Brittany Ellich: Using AI to Maintain Software, Not Rewrite It

About this episode

Brittany Ellich discusses how to effectively use AI for maintaining existing software rather than pursuing rewrites.

AI isn’t here to save you from your codebase. Brittany Ellich explains how to use it to maintain what already works… without chasing rewrite fantasies or shipping chaos.

People in this episode

Host: Robby Russell

Guest: Brittany Ellich

Topics covered

• AI
• software maintenance
• codebase
• rewriting software
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• software maintenance
• codebase
• rewrites
• technology

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