# Episode 152: The Moving House Metaphor for Software Rewrites: How AI Changes the Game

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Podcast: [Never Rewrite: Software Engineering & AI Coding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/never-rewrite-software-engineering-ai-coding-6208168)
Published: 2026-04-17T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1000

## Resource

Isaac Askew and Jeffrey Sherman explore how the metaphor of moving houses relates to software rewrites, and how AI can revolutionize the process of packing, unpacking, and deciding what to keep in tech projects.

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