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Maintainable
by Robby Russell
Today: #142 in Technology, Brazil on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · Brazil
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Technology, Brazil combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #142 | #122 | — | — |
| Oct 20 | #122 | #98 | — | #97 |
| Oct 19 | #106 | #78 | — | #72 |
| Oct 18 | #92 | #62 | — | — |
| Oct 17 | #79 | #50 | #32 | — |
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About the show
Do you feel like you're hitting a wall with your existing software projects? Are you curious to hear how other people are navigating this? You're not alone.
On the Maintainable Software Podcast, Robby speaks with seasoned practitioners who have overcome the technical and cultural problems often associated with software development.
Our guests will share stories in each episode and outline tangible, real-world approaches to software challenges. In turn, you'll uncover new ways of thinking about how to improve your software project's maintainability.