--- title: LeadDev Webinar Recap: “Why Software Maintenance Still... description: Software maintenance remains reactive and outdated because teams treat it as a post-launch phase rather than an ongoing practice from the first line of code.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/leaddev-webinar-recap-why-software-maintenance-still-feels-stuck-in-2015-and-what-to-do-about-it--xlybfnfc0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: LeadDev Webinar Recap: “Why Software Maintenance Still Feels Stuck in 2015 (And What To Do About It)” | daily.dev og:description: Software maintenance remains reactive and outdated because teams treat it as a post-launch phase rather than an ongoing practice from the first line of code.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/leaddev-webinar-recap-why-software-maintenance-still-feels-stuck-in-2015-and-what-to-do-about-it--xlybfnfc0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xlYbfnfc0.png og:image:alt: LeadDev Webinar Recap: “Why Software Maintenance Still Feels Stuck in 2015 (And What To Do About It)” og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LeadDev Webinar Recap: “Why Software Maintenance Still Feels Stuck in 2015 (And What To Do About It)” **[RUBYLAND](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyla)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Software maintenance remains reactive and outdated because teams treat it as a post-launch phase rather than an ongoing practice from the first line of code. Most tech debt stems from poor design decisions that spread by default, not intentional shortcuts. Documentation is underutilized despite being the cheapest maintenance tool available. AI accelerates code creation but doesn't automatically improve maintainability, requiring structured processes and enhanced review practices. Maintenance work must be framed in business terms—risk, velocity, and revenue impact—rather than purely engineering concerns to secure proper investment and prioritization. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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