Revisiting ‘The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement’ (Never Rewrite Ep. 175)

'The Goal', by Eliyahu Goldratt, brought the theory of constraints into the mainstream. Published more than 40 years ago, this book explains the how bottlenecks are the key to modern software development and AI workflows.

If you've created a ton of code with AI, and can't get it into production fast enough, this is the episode for you!

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The Rise of Personal AI Assistants (Never Rewrite Ep. 174)

Can you trust personal AI assistants like Muse? Should you? What are the implications for your privacy and security? What's the future of online shopping?

If you are wondering how AI is transforming trust and automation, and how companies must adapt to stay relevant, this is the episode for you!

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How My Workflow Is Impacted by AI (Never Rewrite Ep. 173)

Isaac shares how AI has reshaped his workflows and how he approaches development now.

If you want another perspective on our brave new world of development, this is the episode for you!

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Have a tricky problem that you think requires a rewrite of your software? Join as a guest on our podcast and we’ll talk you out of it.

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AI-Monitored Release Processes: A Log Anomaly Checker (Never Rewrite Ep. 172)

n an ideal world your system will have wonderful observability, monitoring, and alerting. For most of us, our systems are observable, and generally unobserved. AI can help!

If you want an agent to monitor deployments for regressions, this is the episode for you!

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Using AI to Complete a Half-Finished Rewrite, Part 2 (Never Rewrite Ep. 171)

Jeffrey brought a 10-year old api rewrite to completion in 2 weeks using AI. It turns out development fundamentals still matter!

If you want to finish stalled projects, this is the episode for you!

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Refactoring: What Changes (And Doesn’t) in the Age of AI ft. Ravi Ram (Never Rewrite Ep. 170)

Ravi Ram built his consultancy on refactoring and rescuing ancient ASP and ASP.NET systems. AI has changed how his business operates, but has it changed the fundamentals?

If you do legacy system rescue and are worried about AI's impact on your business model, this is the episode for you!

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Have a tricky problem that you think requires a rewrite of your software? Join as a guest on our podcast and we’ll talk you out of it.

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Using AI to Complete a Half-Finished Rewrite (Never Rewrite Ep. 169)

Can AI finish off a decade-long API rewrite in 2 weeks? Jeffrey said, challenge accepted! Will our focus on fundamentals win the day, or is pride going before the fall?

If you want to learn how we plan to do audacious things, this is the episode for you!

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Have a tricky problem that you think requires a rewrite of your software? Join as a guest on our podcast and we’ll talk you out of it.

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Are AI-Driven Pull Requests Too Large? (Never Rewrite Ep. 168)

Traditionally, larger PRs are riskier PRs. But in this age of agentic coding, where the reviewer might only glance at the code, does size still matter?

If you've been struggling to revise your workflows in the age of AI, this is the episode for you!

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Have a tricky problem that you think requires a rewrite of your software? Join as a guest on our podcast and we’ll talk you out of it.

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AI & WIP Fundamentals (Never Rewrite Ep. 167)

When AI can fix your mess with 1 giant merge, or 100 small ones, which should you choose? As this story around fixing stateful tests illustrates, AI doesn't change the fundamental issues around WIP, risk, and change size.

If you are struggling with agents creating giant merges, this is the episode for you!

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Have a tricky problem that you think requires a rewrite of your software? Join as a guest on our podcast and we’ll talk you out of it.

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Solutioning in the Age of AI (Never Rewrite Ep. 166)

Solutioning is when a developer is told exactly how to solve a problem instead of being told the problem and given freedom to determine the best course of action. When the solution fails to solve the problem the developer gets blamed instead of the person doing the Solutioning. So what happens when an engineer solutions AI?

If you are working through agentic workflows and responsibility, this is the episode for you!

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Have a tricky problem that you think requires a rewrite of your software? Join as a guest on our podcast and we’ll talk you out of it.

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