Category: podcast

What happens to new bugs in a system being rewritten? Do they get fixed in both systems, just the new system, or neither systems? In this episode Isaac Askew and I explore how rewrites create accountability black holes that encourage bugs to linger.

If you have ever wondered why annoying, but simple, bugs don't get fixed, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app.

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.

Want some custom advice? Book a 2-on-1 call with Isaac and me today!

AI is great for coding! How is it doing outside of coding? In this episode Isaac and Dustin dig into AI's impact on legacy system development, team dynamics, and other human factors beyond the code.

If you've been wondering how AI is changing legacy development, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

Are rewrites a failure of the imagination? Are they the inevitable consequence of deferred maintaince? Is it possible a rewrite to succeed in such a way that it validates the choices that led to a rewrite? Mark Mandau rejoins Isaac and me to discuss how managers and leaders look at the question of rewrites.

If you've ever wondered how managers and leadership evaluate rewrites, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

You've made an MVP and it can't handle its own success. Do you rewrite it? And does starting over to build something you know is useful qualify as a rewrite?

If you've ever had code crushed by success, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

Navel gazing time, how did Never Rewrite do in 2025? Isaac and I review our goals and accomplishments from the past year and discuss what 2026 has in store.

If you like year in review episodes, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

Today is a great day to think about your career! Dustin Raie and I can't tell you what you should do; we can help you ask yourself questions. No matter what stage of you are in, getting the career you want takes effort on your part.

If you've got a career, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

For companies that use an ERP, it is one of their core pieces of software. When a business decides to change ERP vendors, is that a rewrite? In this episode, Sophia Rosa, a project and organizational change manager, tackles the question of rewrites and walks us through the complexities of changing an ERP system. We go deep and learn that changing the software is just the obvious part of process.

If you've ever wondered what it would take to change an ERP and have it go well, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

I had to miss this episode, thankfully Thomas Morris was available to fill in with a fun stream-of-consciousness style chat on AI, Tech, and Layoffs.

If you've ever wondered what it would be like if Isaac replaced me as co-host, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

It is called the source of truth because it is the single, verifiable, source of truth. But what if you had 2, independent, sources of truth? Would that be twice as truthy? In this humorous episode, Isaac and I discuss a real instance of a market data system with multiple sources of truth.

If you've ever wondered if financial software is written by world class experts, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

If you want to get into the holiday spirit with some thanks, this is the episode for you!

Watch on YouTube or listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app, and let us know if you have ever been involved in a rewrite. We would love to have you on the show to discuss your experience!