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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 TeaThree Perspective Shifts for Philosophical Engineering
In today's episode, we'll talk about vantage points or thoughts to ponder or lenses that we can look through to view our careers and goals from time to time…
Developer TeaHarmony Over Perfection
You are not the only person who matters in your purpose-driven career. That's what we're talking about in today's episode of Developer Tea. Finding advocates…
Developer TeaBackwards Reasoning
It's important to view yourself as more than a part of a story. In today's episode, we're talking about the self-sabotage that comes with algorithms we…
Developer TeaElected Distractions
In today's episode, we're talking about ways that we intentionally give our attention to things that really don't matter, and how we can easily convince…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Trevor Hinesley (Part 2)
Today we have an awesome guest that I met outside of his profession. Today's guest is Trevor Hinesley, who is the CTO of Soundstripe, and in part 2 of this…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Trevor Hinesley (Part 1)
Today we have an awesome guest that I met outside of his profession. Today's guest is Trevor Hinesley, who is the CTO of Soundstripe, and in part 1 of this…
Developer TeaExploring the Dreyfus Model
In today's episode, we're going to talk about the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition. Get in touch If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a…
Developer TeaHow Code Evolves Through Human Influence
In today's episode, we're talking about our humanity, combined with deadlines, revenue or other business goals get in the way of how we write our code day to…
Developer TeaWhy Great Developer Still Google Their Errors
Today we're talking about how we can still become great developers in craft and yet still find ourselves googling the things we've forgotten. We'll talk about…
Developer Tea5 Learning Anti-Patterns
In today's episode, we're getting back to the bread and butter of learning and talking about the ways we learn and talk about five different anti-patterns for…
Developer TeaThree Co-Worker Anti-Patterns
In today's episode, we're talking about three anti-partners that you are probably experiencing or creating with your co-workers that you have learned, observed…
Developer TeaWhen (Not) To Listen To Advice
Think about a time when you got great advice. In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're going to talk about the relevance of advice we receive and how we…
Developer TeaThe Truth About Self-Consciousness & Likeability
Doing good work breaks down when you can't realize your own self-worth. In today's episode, we're talking about decision making. accepting that we'll make…
Developer TeaAdvice and Survivorship
There are some huge glaring problems when we only look at successful people and try to emulate them. That's what we're going to talk about today, advice from…
Developer TeaEvaluating the Downside of Shortcuts
In today's episode, we're talking about the idea that shortcuts lead to a faster solution. Typically we make shortcuts in the name of getting a minimum viable…
Developer TeaPurposeful Mini-Rituals
What are some key things that make up your days? In today's episode, we're talking about purposeful rituals to help us find our career purpose. Get in touch If…
Developer TeaChange Yourself Instead of the World
What do you need to be happy? Today we're going to talk about finding the things that we need to make us happy in ourselves and where we can put our efforts to…
Developer TeaFacing Fears Instead of Supporting Them
In today's episode, we're talking about uncovering internal fears and how we can face them, instead of avoiding them. Today's Episode is Brought To you by…
Developer TeaThe Advantage Inexperienced Developers Have
In today's episode, we're going to talk about how the experiences you have influence your behaviors and the pros and cons of being experiences vs. experiencing…
Developer TeaMagnitude of Our Beliefs
In today's episode, we're talking about our development beliefs and how we can prepare ourselves if those development beliefs are challenged and change…
Developer TeaWhat Exactly Is Bias, Anyway?
We talk about bias on this show quite a bit but haven't talked about what biases are. In today's episode, we're going to identify different types of biases and…
Developer Tea2 Ways to Use Explicit Systems
Today we're talking about intentionally defined systems to help us do our jobs better, so we can do our work smarter in the long term. Today's Episode is…
Developer TeaSuffering, Fear and Safety
It's the middle of the week and if you're like most people, you go into auto-pilot to get from the beginning of your day to the end of your day. In today's…
Developer Tea3 Ways to Simplify and Avoid Ego Depletion
In today's episode, we're going to talk about different tactics and times of day to make tough vs. easy decisions during your day. Today's Episode is Brought…
Developer TeaPower of Expectations
What do you expect to happen today? Maybe it's in your career or if you're job searching, maybe it's an expectation in your email inbox, but what do you expect…
Developer TeaInterview with Daniel Pink (Part 2)
Today we are thrilled to have Daniel Pink on the show, Daniel has four New York Time Best Sellers and Daniel has a wide variety of experience including being a…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Daniel Pink (Part 1)
Today we are thrilled to have Daniel Pink on the show, Daniel has four New York Time Best Sellers and Daniel has a wide variety of experience including being a…
Developer TeaAccepting Change by Focusing on Continuity
Today I have some personal news to share, in addition to talking about life changes and accepting the fear that comes with change. Thanks to Breaker for…
Developer TeaAppreciating Jerry Weinberg
The world of computer science lost a legend last week when Jerry Weinberg passed away on August 7th, 2018. Author of "The Psychology of Computer Programming"…
Developer TeaAsymmetry and the Halo Effect
Something that's interesting about instruments is the asymmetry of the job of each hand for skilled musicians. That's what we're going to be talking about in…
Developer TeaFixing Remote Work Communication
As a developer, you've probably encountered an offer to pursue remote work. More and more people are working in a nomadic state as opposed to in an office. So…
Developer TeaAccepting Irrationality
##Thanks to Breaker for sponsoring today's episode! Breaker just came out with a new option to subscribe without sponsor messages to the developer tea podcast…
Developer TeaFluidity of Time
One of our most popular episodes on the show was on a subject that's tough to talk about. The subject was time and time management, and that's what we're going…
Developer TeaPrimitive Obsessions
Today, we're talking about doing good work and writing better code, and this episode will ask you to question what good code is. We'll be exploring that…
Developer TeaFuture Features (Are Futile)
What code do you need today? Today's episode is all about business objectives that get translated into our code. ##Thanks to today's Sponsor: Reaktor They're…
Developer TeaEvidence is Not Proof
What was the last time you felt 100% certain about a conclusion you made? We're talking about conclusions and how we come to them, and in today's episode I'll…
Developer TeaFixing Overconfidence with Probabilities
In today's episode, we're talking about how we view our co-workers around us and our perceptions of ourselves. Get in touch If you have questions about today's…
Developer TeaReplacing Implicit Questions
What questions are you answering right now? On today's episode we're talking about the power of questions, and more specifically the implicit questions that…
Developer TeaUnderestimating the Effects of Gratitude
In today's episode, we're talking about the people who you're thankful for or impressed by and letting others know that we appreciate them with zero…
Developer TeaSmaller Purpose
Part of the point of Developer Tea is to help driven developers connect to their career purposes. In today's episode, we're going to talk about finding purpose…
Developer TeaProblem Chains
Today we're talking about problems we face every day as developers, and we face problems every day in a lifecycle -- meaning our problems are almost never…
Developer TeaRollercoasters of Emotions
It's important that we remember ourselves as humans with emotions and recognize how our emotions affect our behavior and decisions. In this episode, we're…
Developer TeaAstrology and The Barnum Effect
In today's episode, we talk about astrology's methodology can be very persuasive and similarities in perceptions of code. Get in touch If you have questions…
Developer TeaA Bug Story - How Narrative Bias Creates Blind Spots
Our brains are lazy, but if a story makes sense, that can be more persuasive than raw data and often picked up more readily than data. Get in touch If you have…
Developer TeaA Research-Backed Argument for Empathy
In today's episode, we're talking about empathy and why everyone needs it. Thanks to today's Sponsor: Datadog Thousands of organizations rely on Datadog to…
Developer TeaA Problem Solving Paradox
In today's episode, we're talking about the paradox that happens when we get caught up seeking the perfect code. How do we address this and get past our own…
Developer TeaAttentional Bias & Cognitive Expectations aka "It Was Right In Front Of You The Whole Time"
It's important to understand yourself. Most importantly, it's important to understand how your brain works. What are the things that stick with you and why do…
Developer TeaNo Good Options
We've been talking about choice on the past few episodes of Developer Tea and today we're going to continue down that road in today's episode. Today we're…
Developer TeaChoice Frameworking
In today's episode, we're talking about pros and cons lists based on what we're focusing on, either positive or negative and the weight of our overall goals…
Developer TeaThree Ways To Avoid Choice Paralysis
Choices shape our careers, and in today's episode, we're going to talk about decision making and how we can evaluate decisions to move forward instead of…
Developer TeaInternal Dialogues and Barriers to Change
Today we're talking about changes that we want to make both for ourselves and in our careers. To help guide this conversation, we'll be looking at a few…
Developer TeaCoding In The Moment
The way we develop is impacted by the way we view the world around us. In today's episode, we're talking about the concept of mindfulness and recognizing that…
Developer TeaWe Become What We Get Used To
In today's episode, we're talking about how you get used to something over time. More specifically we talk about how our normalcies are created. Thanks to…
Developer TeaBreaking Out of Incremental Thinking
In today's episode, we're talking about breaking the habit of incremental progress. How can we step away from solving the problems that are right in front of…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Andrew Ofstad from Airtable (part 2)
On this show, we often talk about breaking a problem down into smaller tasks, and in today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Ofstad, who…
Developer TeaInterview w/ Andrew Ofstad from Airtable (part 1)
On this show, we often talk about breaking a problem down into smaller tasks, and in today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Ofstad, who…
Developer TeaTreating Time Seriously
Take a moment to think about what time it is. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how time matters to the work you do. Thanks to today's Sponsor…
Developer TeaWhat You Get Wrong About Productivity - A Humanist Approach
How do you set yourself up for a productive day? That's what we're going to be talking about in today's episode and how we can use our own motivations to get…
Developer TeaDebugging With Isolation & Modularity
One of the skills that you'll always need to get better at is debugging. Today, we're getting extremely practical and talking about how debugging is an…
Developer TeaFuture Thinking & Imagination Barriers
When was the last time you slowed down your thinking to focus a little further out. Today, we're going to focus on our fears and anxieties about our future…