Joel Oliveira: Predictability Is a Maintainability Feature

About this episode

Joel Oliveira discusses the importance of predictability as a feature of maintainable software.

Predictability might be the most underrated feature of maintainable software. Joel Oliveira joins Robby to explore how thoughtful patterns, small refactors, and a bit of stubborn persistence can keep systems healthy long after their first release.

People in this episode

Host: Robby Russell

Guest: Joel Oliveira

Topics covered

• maintainability
• software development
• predictability
• refactoring
• system health

Keywords

• predictability
• maintainable software
• refactors
• software patterns
• system health

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