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Developer Tea
Developer Tea exists to help driven developers connect to their ultimate purpose and excel at their work so that they can positively impact the people they influence. With over 17 million downloads to date, Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell, engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience. We hope you'll take the topics from this podcast and continue the conversation, either online or in person with your peers. Email: developertea@gmail.com
Episodes
Developer TeaHabits and Replacement Behaviors for Interrupting Triggers
What is the one thing you do automatically that you wish you could change? In today's episode, we're talking about different ways we can intervene in our bad…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Ali Spittel (part 2)
We all have different experiences coming into development, and today we talk with Ali Spittel, a software engineer at Dev.to, Director at Women Who Code - DC…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Ali Spittel (part 1)
We all have different experiences coming into development, and today we talk with Ali Spittel, a software engineer at Dev.to, Director at Women Who Code - DC…
Developer TeaWitness Protection Program
In today's episode, we're talking about trusting yourself to know what you want on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. This episode will challenge you to trust…
Developer TeaHabits of Successful Software Engineers - Getting to Code Quickly and Model Thinking
In today's episode, we're talking about two habits that successful software engineers employ when facing a problem. Not just any problem but problems…
Developer TeaHabits of Successful Software Engineers - Clarity, Brevity and Context
What do you do as a developer? This question may seem obvious but does any single sentence capture everything we do in our work? In today's episode, we're…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Bryan Helmig - CTO at Zapier (Part 2)
Every company has its own unique challenges. In today's episode, we continue the conversation with CTO and co-founder of Zapier, Bryan Helmig about the…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Bryan Helmig - CTO at Zapier (Part 1)
Every company has its own unique challenges. In today's episode, we talk with CTO and co-founder of Zapier, Bryan Helmig about the different challenges he…
Developer TeaHabits of Successful Software Engineers - Seeking Feedback
There's more to being a developer and person than constantly seeking a single purpose. In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking consistent action…
Developer TeaStress Response and Anger as a Secondary Emotion
In today's episode, we're talking about response tactics to stressful situations as we experience them in our day-to-day work environment. 🙏 Thanks to today's…
Developer TeaProblem Solving Intuitions - Additive, Subtractive and Reorganizational Thinking
Take a moment to imagine a problem that you're currently facing. Take a minute to think about ways that you might solve this problem. In today's episode, we're…
Developer TeaStarting Your Work Day with Autonomy
One of the most valuable things you've got is the first part of your working day. In today's episode, we're talking about the best use of those first hours in…
Developer TeaMaking Decisions - Fighting Fear and Time Warping
One of the barriers to connecting with your career purpose is fear. In today's episode, we're going to talk about working toward your goals knowing that fear…
Developer TeaHow We Construct Software, Part 4b: Code and Communication
In today's episode, we dive into the rest of the communication model we started discussing in the previous episode in this series. 🙏 Thanks to today's sponsor…
Developer TeaHow We Construct Software, Part 4a: Code and Communication
In part four of our discussion on how we construct software, we're discussing a theory of communication, and how it applies to code. This is a two-part episode…
Developer TeaHow We Construct Software - Part Three (Decision Variance)
Giving someone a broad software problem is a little like asking them to plant a tree. In today's episode, we talk about how different mental effects can cause…
Developer TeaHow We Construct Software - Part Two (Beliefs and Models)
In today's episode, we're going to talk a little bit about belief. Often this word is used and abused as something more than it is. In today's episode we're…
Developer TeaHow We Construct Software - Part 1 (Substitute Questions)
In this special series on Developer Tea we're talking about the different ways that software information flows, and how that informs our decisions when…
Developer TeaBeating Procrastination
The things that seem to cause procrastination is value. Either in the outcome of the work or in the future state getting in the way of the tasks at hand…
Developer TeaPoisoning Retrospectives With Hindsight Bias
We recommend structured retrospectives. Identify things that went well and things that didn't go so well during a project or given week. Today, we're going to…
Developer TeaWhen Best Practices Backfire - The Peltzman Effect
We write tests for our code because it gives us another angle to understand the code and ends up being more efficient for most types of projects. It also has…
Developer TeaReplace Your Implicit Questions to Break Out of Incrementalism
In today's episode, we're talking about a different kind of change. Instead of updating beliefs incrementally we're going to look at ways to approach change at…
Developer TeaSelf-Awareness and Intellectual Honesty
In today's episode, we're talking about lying. The kind of lying that is often unintentional and very rarely condemned. Thanks to today's sponsor: Clubhouse.io…
Developer TeaTreating Your Brain as More Than a Machine
We've talked about how treating yourself like a machine and others around you like a machine is a bad idea. Today, we're talking about our missed…
Developer TeaImproving Confidence and Neutralizing Threats Through Detached Perception
What drives us to respond to situations like being behind on a project? In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about over-working and investigating…
Developer TeaHigh-Churn Code Should Be Your Cleanest Code
In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about the different types of code and different approaches to developing good code hygiene. Get in touch If…
Developer TeaMental Models - Lenses for Thinking and Decisions (Part 2)
In today's episode of Developer Tea we're continuing the discussion on challenging our mental models and talking about criticality and coding standards. Thanks…
Developer TeaMental Models - Lenses for Thinking and Decisions (Part 1)
Improvement is not a simple concept but usually comes from experience. In today's episode, we're talking about improvement based on questioning what kind of…
Developer TeaAdding tests to a big untested codebase - Where do I start?
Where do you start when you're adding tests to an untested codebase? That's what we're talking about in today's episode of developer tea. Get in touch If you…
Developer Tea5 Tips for Improving Your Principles of Experimentation
Thanks to today's sponsor: Sentry Sentry tells you about errors in your code before your customers have a chance to encounter them. Not only do we tell you…
Developer TeaVisualize Your Goals in Details
One of this year's goals may be to become a healthy developer. In today's episode, we're giving a few tips to keep you on a path to maintaining a healthy…
Developer TeaExpectations vs. Reality
What are you learning today? In today's episode, we're talking about movement in our careers and how our tools can be progressing or limiting our options and…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Ben Orenstein (pt. 2)
You might remember today's guest back in episode 19 & 20. Today, we talk about new projects with the guest of the show, Ben Orenstein. During part 2 of this…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Ben Orenstein (Part 1)
You might remember today's guest back in episode 19 & 20. Today, we talk about new projects with the guest of the show, Ben Orenstein. During part 1 of this…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Michael Chan (pt. 2)
Today's episode of developer Tea is a personal episode with Michael Chan and today we're digging into faith, life and difficult situations. I challenge you as…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Michael Chan (pt. 1)
Today's episode of developer Tea is a personal episode with Michael Chan and today we're digging into faith, life and difficult situations. I challenge you as…
Developer TeaWhy Rules Apply Especially to Exceptions
In today's episode, we're talking about a different way of looking at rules and perhaps come to a different conclusion on rules and understanding how and when…
Developer Tea3 Practical Steps for Avoiding Narrative Biases
One of our brain's main jobs is to predict our safety and survival, and stories are one of the best ways to pass down a framework to predict the future based…
Developer TeaProof of Complexity and Seeking Simplicity
Today we're talking about the reality that the work we're doing as developers is complex and those complexities interact with each other. In today's episode…
Developer TeaThe Zen Developer - What Are You Pushing On?
On today's episode, we're talking about the idea of striving or pushing toward a goal. That energy we're putting into our goals based on our past. In this…
Developer TeaBad Bugs - Avoiding Burnout When Solving Elusive Problems
Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of…
Developer TeaPractical Tips for Minding the Details
It's December and a lot of folks are thinking about the gifts they plan to purchase or make for loved ones. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how…
Developer TeaPracticing Non-Attachment as a Developer
In today's episode, we're talking about the concept of detachment and how it corresponds to a developers work and behavior. Today's Episode is Brought To you…
Developer TeaA Discussion On Falsehoods Developers Believe
Today we're talking about various falsehoods. We'll identify some common encounters, and offer some insight into resolving falsehoods when you identify them…
Developer TeaThree Overconfidence Smells
Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Digital Ocean DigitalOcean is the easiest cloud platform to run and scale your applications. From effortless…
Developer TeaA Challenge Towards Gratitude
Having a thankful attitude of the world around you has proven to benefit you mentally, physically and emotionally. In today's episode, we're talking about a…
Developer TeaObserving Your Stress Responses
Take a moment to think about how you respond to stress. You're tested when you face a challenge or a problem occurs in your world. In today's episode, we're…
Developer TeaHow Relative Comparisons Affect Our Decisions
There's a common reason why we over optimize code, why different companies have different levels of quality of code, and why you choose the size of coffee you…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Julian Shapiro (part 2)
In today's episode, we're joined again by Julian Shapiro and in the second part of a two-part episode. In this episode, Julian talks about how his past…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Julian Shapiro (part 1)
In today's episode we're joined by Julian Shapiro and in this first part of a two-part episode, Julian talks about building Velocity. js and what he learned…
Developer TeaInhibition, Fear, and Two Mindsets for Moving Forward in the Face of Uncertainty
Fear can often keep us from moving forward and in today's episode, we're talking about different techniques to keep us moving into uncertainty a step at a…
Developer TeaMake Programming Principles More Useful with These 3 New Angles
One of the ways you can do better work and uncover more about the world around you are through different patterns of thinking and angles that usually come from…
Developer TeaCould We All Be Right? Event vs. Construct Theories
When was the last time another developer said something that you disagreed with? In today's episode, we're talking about theories. How someone can be wrong but…
Developer Tea3 Rules for Designing Lasting Habits
In today's episode, we're talking about three rules or practices to live by when building healthy and sustainable habits. Thanks to today's sponsor: Manifold…
Developer TeaExit Points - Where Productivity Turns Into Procrastination
It's November now and we're closing in on the end of the year. As we look past the year and forward toward the future, we reflect and observe. Most of the days…
Developer Tea3 Counterintuitive Rules of Communication with Co-workers
In today's episode, we're talking about communication with co-workers and how we can improve those interactions. Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Digital…
Developer Tea3 Considerations of Symmetry in Code
In today's episode, we're going to define symmetry in code and identify three things to consider when identifying what tradeoffs we're making in our work…
Developer TeaLearning React - Part 2 (Three lessons from the perpetual path)
Today's episode we're talking about three specific lessons that I've learned while working in React, and the hope is that this episode to help you consider how…
Developer TeaLearning React - Part 1 (More than just tooling)
Usually, on this show, we talk about ideas or research, but in today's episode, we're talking about my personal experience learning React and how we can apply…
Developer TeaHow to Argue Better
In today's episode, we're going to talk about a couple of strategies to get your ego out of the way so you can argue better. Get in touch If you have questions…