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Brittany Ellich

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Staff engineer @github.com | Speaker & educator | Talking accessibility, refactoring, AI & career growth
Podcast: @overcommitted.dev 
Newsletter: balancedengineer.com 
Website: brittanyellich.com 
ATProto Site: opensocial.community
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Why I'm betting on ATProto (and why you should, too)

Social media was supposed to connect us, but most of it has turned into ads, division, and loneliness. I'm betting on ATProto as a way to fix that, and not just for developers. Whether you're a scientist, journalist, or just someone who wants the internet to feel human again, I think ATProto matters for you too.


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Mar 30, 2026

Capacity is relative

You can handle so much more than you think

The subtle peer pressure of working in public

How to go from starting things to finishing things.

2025 in review

A look back at conference talks, starting a podcast, finishing a Spartan Beast, and learning that doing things begets doing more things.


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Jan 9, 2026

2024 in review

A look back at parental leave, switching teams at GitHub, finding crochet, and starting therapy and an SSRI that changed everything.


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Dec 22, 2024

Book Summary: Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Notes from reading Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim, and the practices that separate high-performing software organizations from the rest.


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Sep 2, 2019
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