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

Rewrites are seductive. Clean slates promise clarity, speed, and “doing it right this time.” In practice, they’re often late, over budget, and quietly demoralizing. In this episode of Maintainable , Robby sits down with Brittany Ellich , a Senior Software Engineer at GitHub , to talk about a different path. One rooted in stewardship, readability, and resisting the urge to start over. Brittany’s…