Brittany Ellich
@brittanyellich.com
Senior dev @github.com| Speaker & educator | Talking accessibility, refactoring, AI & career growth | Host of Overcommitted | The Balanced Engineer | Building sustainable careers in tech | brittanyellich.com #pdx
Dear Bluesky tech folks,
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
A Software Engineer's Guide to Agentic Software Development
I've cracked the code on breaking the eternal cycle - features win, tech debt piles up, codebase becomes 'legacy', and an eventual rewrite. Using coding agents at GitHub, I now merge multiple tech deb...
brittanyellich.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Dear Bluesky tech folks,
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
I have a potentially unpopular opinion. What if #AI could actually be used to reduce tech debt? 👀
brittanyellich.com/agentic-soft...
What was delivered while streaming 👀 @overcommitted.dev stickers!! Got these for the next few events I go to, with the cost per sticker of one crisp high five.
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What was delivered while streaming 👀 @overcommitted.dev stickers!! Got these for the next few events I go to, with the cost per sticker of one crisp high five.
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/brittanyellich.com Figuring out how @stream.place works and building my first #ATProto project. Come join me!
@brittanyellich.com is 🔴LIVE on stream.place!
Figuring out how @stream.place works and building my first #ATProto project. Come join me!
stream.place
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/brittanyellich.com Figuring out how @stream.place works and building my first #ATProto project. Come join me!
I've got big plans for this week 😎
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I've got big plans for this week 😎
TIL about @stream.place , basically the Twitch of Bluesky. I used to stream on Twitch a long time ago and this might bring me back to it 👀
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
TIL about @stream.place , basically the Twitch of Bluesky. I used to stream on Twitch a long time ago and this might bring me back to it 👀
Reposted by Brittany Ellich
Just a reminder, now is a great time to pick up the Writing for Developers book for the upcoming book club! We will be kicking off the first two chapters of the book with discussions the week of December 15th! 📚
📚 Next Overcommitted Book Club: Writing for Developers!
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Just a reminder, now is a great time to pick up the Writing for Developers book for the upcoming book club! We will be kicking off the first two chapters of the book with discussions the week of December 15th! 📚
I wish we could collectively as a society accept that X is useless now. Not that I'm saying everyone has to flock here. I think there's value in competing platforms. Not everyone has to be on the same one. But like... Not that one.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I wish we could collectively as a society accept that X is useless now. Not that I'm saying everyone has to flock here. I think there's value in competing platforms. Not everyone has to be on the same one. But like... Not that one.
Reposted by Brittany Ellich
If you are looking to find tech folks who write, @brittanyellich.com put together a starter pack!
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bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you are looking to find tech folks who write, @brittanyellich.com put together a starter pack!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
I worked in occupational health and safety for a while but wanted a desk job and a job where everyone didn't hate me 😅
Plus I got like... Really good at Excel and realized that's a whole job.
Plus I got like... Really good at Excel and realized that's a whole job.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I worked in occupational health and safety for a while but wanted a desk job and a job where everyone didn't hate me 😅
Plus I got like... Really good at Excel and realized that's a whole job.
Plus I got like... Really good at Excel and realized that's a whole job.
Things I thought I'd use my food scale for:
- Making healthy meals
- Baking measurements
Things I actually use my food scale for:
- Measuring the different weights of my children's Lucky Charms to prove they got the same amount
- Making healthy meals
- Baking measurements
Things I actually use my food scale for:
- Measuring the different weights of my children's Lucky Charms to prove they got the same amount
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Things I thought I'd use my food scale for:
- Making healthy meals
- Baking measurements
Things I actually use my food scale for:
- Measuring the different weights of my children's Lucky Charms to prove they got the same amount
- Making healthy meals
- Baking measurements
Things I actually use my food scale for:
- Measuring the different weights of my children's Lucky Charms to prove they got the same amount
Watching The Polar Express with the kids. There is an awful lot more drama in the movie than I remember from the book.
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Watching The Polar Express with the kids. There is an awful lot more drama in the movie than I remember from the book.
One day I want to get two ferrets as pets and name them Spaghetti and Fettuccine.
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
One day I want to get two ferrets as pets and name them Spaghetti and Fettuccine.
What are we calling "software development augmented by agents"?
- Agentic Software Development (the word "Agent" already feels so overdone)
- AI Delegated Development
- Vibe Engineering (funny but please no)
- Something else??
#AI for visibility 👀
- Agentic Software Development (the word "Agent" already feels so overdone)
- AI Delegated Development
- Vibe Engineering (funny but please no)
- Something else??
#AI for visibility 👀
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
What are we calling "software development augmented by agents"?
- Agentic Software Development (the word "Agent" already feels so overdone)
- AI Delegated Development
- Vibe Engineering (funny but please no)
- Something else??
#AI for visibility 👀
- Agentic Software Development (the word "Agent" already feels so overdone)
- AI Delegated Development
- Vibe Engineering (funny but please no)
- Something else??
#AI for visibility 👀
TIL bears hibernate through their entire pregnancies and I really wonder what they did for nature to do them such a solid like that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
TIL bears hibernate through their entire pregnancies and I really wonder what they did for nature to do them such a solid like that.
🎙️ new @overcommitted.dev ep with @matthewsinclair.com! we talked elixir, ai-assisted dev, and why leadership is fundamentally about storytelling
overcommitted.dev/ep-34-the-ar...
overcommitted.dev/ep-34-the-ar...
Ep. 34 | The Art of Storytelling in Leadership with Matt Sinclair - Overcommitted - Episode 34
Summary
In this episode, Matt Sinclair, former partner and VP of Engineering at BCG
Digital Ventures, explores the critical role of storytelling in effective
leadership and shares his journey from bu...
overcommitted.dev
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🎙️ new @overcommitted.dev ep with @matthewsinclair.com! we talked elixir, ai-assisted dev, and why leadership is fundamentally about storytelling
overcommitted.dev/ep-34-the-ar...
overcommitted.dev/ep-34-the-ar...
This week I went to #msignite and it was lovely! I got to do a few talks about some of my favorite GitHub products and met so many new friends!
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This week I went to #msignite and it was lovely! I got to do a few talks about some of my favorite GitHub products and met so many new friends!
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Some photos from #msignite! It was a very busy couple of days at the @github.com booth!
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Some photos from #msignite! It was a very busy couple of days at the @github.com booth!
Want to make some friends on the internet with other developers? 👀
Lets read a book together! 😄
Lets read a book together! 😄
📚 Next Overcommitted Book Club: Writing for Developers!
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Want to make some friends on the internet with other developers? 👀
Lets read a book together! 😄
Lets read a book together! 😄
The way I'm ready for this to be every vehicle on the road.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The way I'm ready for this to be every vehicle on the road.
Reposted by Brittany Ellich
Want to chat about Writing for Developers with a super fun and supportive group? Pls join the Overcommitted book club for async and/or synchronous (virtual) discussions.
Do you (or someone you know) write blog posts or newsletters for software developers?
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
We will soon be kicking off our next book club, Writing for Developers!
If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments!
discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments!
discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Want to chat about Writing for Developers with a super fun and supportive group? Pls join the Overcommitted book club for async and/or synchronous (virtual) discussions.
At this point I don't even enjoy the book I'm listening to but I'm already 1/3 books in and I feel like I'm committed to finishing the series at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
At this point I don't even enjoy the book I'm listening to but I'm already 1/3 books in and I feel like I'm committed to finishing the series at this point.
4YO: "But first we need to make a list!"
Yes, you are definitely my child 🥹
Yes, you are definitely my child 🥹
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
4YO: "But first we need to make a list!"
Yes, you are definitely my child 🥹
Yes, you are definitely my child 🥹
Are we still doing starter packs?
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Are we still doing starter packs?
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Do you (or someone you know) write blog posts or newsletters for software developers?
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
We will soon be kicking off our next book club, Writing for Developers!
If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments!
discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments!
discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd
Join the Overcommitted Discord Server!
The official discord server of the Overcommitted podcast! | 43 members
discord.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Do you (or someone you know) write blog posts or newsletters for software developers?
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇
Or do you want to? 😁
Join us and tell us about it! 👇