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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 TeaPart One: Culture and Connecting to Our Work with Pamela Vickers
Pamela Vickers and I sat down at Ancient City Ruby to talk about culture, conferences, and ping pong. And it was awesome. @pwnela RailsGirls Atlanta PERMA…
Developer TeaAnswering Listener Questions - Clyde Asks About Learning to Code while on the Road
In today's episode, Clyde asks about learning to code while on the road. If you've ever tried to focus in a new environment, or if you are learning to code…
Developer TeaPart 2: Ben Lesh on Reactive Programming at Netflix, Massive Data, and the Threadsafe Future
Ben Lesh is a senior UI engineer at Netflix, where he works on projects that use reactive programming in JavaScript to manage massive amounts of data. Ben…
Developer TeaPart 1: Ben Lesh on Reactive Programming at Netflix, Massive Data, and the Threadsafe Future
Ben Lesh is a senior UI engineer at Netflix, where he works on projects that use reactive programming in JavaScript to manage massive amounts of data. Ben…
Developer TeaHow We Spend Our Days, How We Spend Our Lives, and One Way To Get a Better Grasp On Time
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. But how can we get a better grasp on time? In this episode, I share a simple tip that exploits our…
Developer TeaTaking Best Practices and Advice with a Grain of Salt
In this episode, we talk about "best practices" and advice, and what you should do with those things in your day to day life. Today's episode sponsored by…
Developer TeaErnie Miller and Human Development, Part Two (at Ancient City Ruby)
I had the pleasure of attending Ancient City Ruby and interviewing a few folks while I was there. Ernie Miller was a speaker at ACR, and also sat down with me…
Developer TeaEstimating Sandwiches: Why the Gut Doesn't Work, and How Small Is Better
This episode is all about estimation, and how important it is to focus on estimating small things, and understand the implications of scale on your…
Developer TeaErnie Miller and Human Development, Part One (at Ancient City Ruby)
I had the pleasure of attending Ancient City Ruby and interviewing a few folks while I was there. Ernie Miller was a speaker at ACR, and also sat down with me…
Developer TeaInspiration Episode #6: 4 Tips for Starting from Ground Zero, and Celebrating 500k listens!
In today's episode, I'm ecstatic to announce 500k unique listens! That's half of a million, if you didn't already pick up on that. I'm looking forward to the 1…
Developer Tea32: Rebecca Murphey on Scoutfiles, Hardware Hacking, and Chickens
Today I interview Rebecca Murphey, one of the JavaScript community's most memorable voices and a genuine, kind person. Rebecca has been doing JavaScript for…
Developer Tea32: Rebecca Murphey on Third-party JavaScript Distribution at BazaarVoice
Today I interview Rebecca Murphey, one of the JavaScript community's most memorable voices and a genuine, kind person. Rebecca has been doing JavaScript for…
Developer TeaSpecial News Episode: Spartan, ES8, and Apple Watch Retro
In today's episode, I share some (insider) news with you that I think you'll find to be exciting.
Developer Tea31: Listener Question from Jessica - "What exactly is a full-stack developer anyway?"
In today's episode, listener Jessica asks what a full stack developer is.
Developer Tea30: Dan Denney, Part Two: Sending 1,000,000 HTML Emails for Code School and Memories from Front-End Design Conference
Dont forget, you can support the show by donating at https://developertea.com/donate Dan Denney is a wealth of knowledge, and in today's episode, he's joined…
Developer TeaInspiration Episode #5: Software Is Not a Printing Press
In today's inspiration episode, I talk about the non-permanence of our work, and how that empowers us to make faster decisions.
Developer Tea30: Dan Denney, Part One: Sending 1,000,000 HTML Emails for Code School and Memories from Front-End Design Conference
Dont forget, you can support the show by donating at https://developertea.com/donate Dan Denney is a wealth of knowledge, and in today's episode, he's joined…
Developer Tea29: Listener Questions - Eric Asks How to Keep Up with Dev News, and When (and Why) Should I Get a Masters Degree
In this episode, I answer listener Eric's questions about how to keep up with the news, and when to get a masters degree. Hacker News Designer News Cooper…
Developer Tea28: Richard Schneeman, Part Two - How to Start Contributing to Open Source, and Testing Refrigerators
Richard Schneeman, Ruby developer at Heroku and awesome guy, joins me for the longest episode to date. Follow Richard on Twitter, @schneems! @Schneems Testing…
Developer Tea28: Richard Schneeman, Part One - How to Start Contributing to Open Source, and Testing Refrigerators
Richard Schneeman, Ruby developer at Heroku and awesome guy, joins me for the longest episode to date. Follow Richard on Twitter, @schneems! @Schneems Testing…
Developer TeaInspiration Episode #4: Learning Like Children through Play
Children learn at an incredible rate. They also play significantly more than the average adult. Many studies have shown the importance of play for children in…
Developer Tea27: Ensuring Professionalism - Rules I Practice
In this episode, I discuss some of my personal rules for maintaining a reputation of professionalism. Support Developer Tea: https://developertea.com/donate
Developer Tea26: To Generalize, or to Specialize, that is the Question... Part Two
Should you be a generalized programmer or a specialized programmer? Generalized programmers learn a wide range of languages and/or frameworks, while a…
Developer TeaInspiration Episode #3: The Day the Beatles Were Rejected
Unless you're extraordinarily lucky, you'll be rejected multiple times in your life. Whether in your personal or professional life, rejection is a normal part…
Developer Tea26: To Generalize, or to Specialize, that is the Question... Part One
Should you be a generalized programmer or a specialized programmer? Generalized programmers learn a wide range of languages and/or frameworks, while a…
Developer Tea25: "What Should I Build?" - 5 Tips for Better Idea Generation
In this episode, I answer a question I've received from many listeners: How do I come up with an idea for something to build? This question is somewhat…
Developer Tea24: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part Two
Scott Jehl is a designer and developer working at Filament Group. Scott is also an author and speaks regularly at conferences like An Event Apart. In this…
Developer TeaInspiration Episode #2: Coding for Humans
Today, I talk about coding for humans in this special Inspiration episode. Remember, computers are only what you tell them to be!
Developer Tea24: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part One
Scott Jehl is a designer and developer working at Filament Group. Scott is also an author and speaks regularly at conferences like An Event Apart. In this…
Developer Tea23: When to Adopt New Technology: A Simple Value-based Rubric
In today's episode, at the request of a listener I discuss the tradeoffs of choosing to adopt a new technology versus using what you already know, even when…
Developer Tea22: Why Should Developers Build Their Own "Brand"?
In today's episode, I discuss even further why it's important to create a brand for yourself. Make sure you check out my interview with John Sonmez to hear…
Developer TeaBonus Weekly Inspiration #1: Functionality Versus Elegance
Today's bonus episode is the first weekly inspiration mini-episode! Today's quote comes from Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete. Thank you for supporting…
Developer Tea20: Thoughts on Unicorns: Answering a Listener Question
In this episode, I answer a listener question about what route he should take in his technical education. Spoiler: I actually do have an opinion and…
Developer Tea19: Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot, Part Two
I'm excited to be interviewing Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot. Ben is a brilliant craftsman of a developer, and in this episode we discuss what it takes to be a…
Developer Tea19: Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot, Part One
I'm excited to be interviewing Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot. Ben is a brilliant craftsman of a developer, and in this episode we discuss what it takes to be a…
Developer Tea18: Listener Questions
Around 1:00, Brett asks how to become an “advanced developer.” Programming Paradigms Stanford Course…
Developer Tea17: Volt and Isomorphism with Ryan Stout, part two
Today I'm joined once again by Ryan Stout, the developer behind the powerful new Ruby web framework Volt. Ryan and I continue discussing why he created Volt…
Developer Tea17: Volt and Isomorphism with Ryan Stout, part one
Today I'm joined by Ryan Stout, the developer behind the powerful new Ruby web framework Volt. Ryan and I discuss why he created Volt, the motivations for…
Developer Tea16: Stigmas, Stereotypes, and Pizza
In this episode, we talk about stigmas and stereotypes. As developers, and as humans, we have a responsibility to treat each other fairly. We also have a…
Developer TeaBonus Episode: Thank you for a GREAT first month!
The first month of Developer Tea was officially marked yesterday, and in this episode, I'd like to thank you. I also challenge you towards the end of the…
Developer Tea15: Code Kata - A Practice Arena for Becoming a Better Programmer
What was the last time you practiced writing code? Any expertise arguably requires an intentional, focused effort on practicing a set of exercises. Kata acts…
Developer Tea14: Daniel Kao - Self Control: Cutting Sugar for a Year, and Starting a Career in Something You Have No Experience in, On Purpose
In this episode, I interview front-end developer Daniel Kao. Daniel has been running his site, Diplateevo.com, since his freshman year in high school…
Developer Tea13: Flexibility
In this episode, I discuss flexibility. Why is flexibility important, and what can you do to make your code and your workflow more flexible? I'll share…
Developer Tea12: Chris Coyier, Part Two - Getting Good At Pretty Much Anything
On this episode, I continue the interview Chris Coyier. Chris is the creator of CSS-Tricks.com, Codepen.io, and hosts Shoptalk Show with Dave Rupert. In this…
Developer Tea12: Chris Coyier, Part One - The Lifecycle of the Web and the Non-Evil of Doing Business
On this episode, I interview Chris Coyier. Chris is the creator of CSS-Tricks.com, Codepen.io, and hosts Shoptalk Show with Dave Rupert. In this first part of…
Developer Tea11: Justin Weiss - choosing Rails, guest hosting on Ruby Tapas, and enjoying Ruby
Ruby developer and author Justin Weiss joins me to talk about his experience working with Avdi Grimm on a guest episode for Ruby Tapas, why he chose Rails, and…
Developer Tea10: Approaching Programmatic Problems
In this episode, I talk about how I approach programmatic problems, and I give all developers my opinionated understanding of the most important factor of…
Developer Tea9: Stuff I'm using these days, edition one
In this episode, I share some of the stuff I've been using. None of these folks are sponsoring the show. Mentioned: Ruby - https://www.ruby-lang.org Rails -…
Developer Tea8: The Hardest Parts of Computer Science
In this episode, we cover (only 2 of) the hardest parts of computer science. Spoiler alert: this short podcast will not solve all of your complex coding…
Developer Tea7: Part two - The $150,000 Question About Design School
On today's episode, I talk with Nick Morrison and Kody Dahl, both students about to graduate from the design BFA program at Georgia State University, for the…
Developer Tea7: Part one - An Underground Cohort of Design Professors, with Kody Dahl and Nick Morrison
On today's episode, I talk with Nick Morrison and Kody Dahl, both students about to graduate from the design BFA program at Georgia State University. Kody and…
Developer Tea6: Feelback vs. Feedback
How do you code a feeling? Today, we're going to be talking about how to deal with ambiguous feedback. The answer is kind of ambiguous, unfortunately, but we…
Developer Tea5: Addictions
In today's episode, we will not be talking about drugs. For long. Instead, we're going to talk about some kind-of amazingly weird trends in how we use…
Developer Tea4: Learning about Learning
Learning is one of the most important skills for developers to cultivate. In this episode, I'll talk about why that's the case, and a method for learning you…
Developer Tea3: Prototypes
Prototyping is a process that bridges the gap between production and static design. In this episode, I talk a bit about what that means, and about what is…
Developer Tea2: Focus
In this episode, I talk about focus, and why it's so important for developers to cultivate focus. We'll discuss some pretty amazing statistics about how we use…
Developer Tea1: Introductions, formalities, etc
This is the proverbial "hello" episode, where I tell you what Developer Tea is all about. Developer Tea is born out of my own desire to have shorter podcasts…