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: [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 1268
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Listener Question: Sean asks, "Where Can I Find Well Written Code?"
Sean asked me where to find well written code in Slack. (You can join us by going to http://spec.fm/slack)
How do I manage a project that feels too big for one person to handle?
Today I talk about managing projects that seem relatively large for one person (or a small team) to manage.
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Leave It Better Than The Way You Found It
Today I give you a short homily: Leave code (and anything, really) better than you find it!
In this episode, I'll share 5 simple ways that you can make code better every time you touch it.
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Listener Question: Jake Schwartz (@jakehschwartz_) asks, "How do I suggest improvements to someone else's codebase without offending them?"
Today, I discuss a question Jake Schwartz asked me in the Spec.fm Slack community. You can join our Slack community by going to spec.fm/slack.
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Part Two: Paul Straw & Sean Washington (@paulstraw & @seanwashington)
In today's episode, I talk to Paul Straw and Sean Washington from Does Not Compute, the newest member of the Spec family.
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Part One: Paul Straw & Sean Washington (@paulstraw & @seanwashington) talk about focus, JavaScript frameworks, and rites of passage
In today's episode, I talk to Paul Straw and Sean Washington from Does Not Compute, the newest member of the Spec family.
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Not to Do List: How Warren Buffett Keeps His Priorities Straight
In today's episode, I discuss creating a "not to-do list", inspired by Warren Buffett's "two list strategy."
If you enjoy today's episode, click here to leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes. Th…
Solving The X/Y Problem
Today, we discuss the X/Y problem. Don't know what the X/Y problem is? You definitely should. Be sure to listen in!
Other discussions about the X/Y problem:
- http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=542341 …
9 Questions You Should Always Ask During An Interview
Today I talk to you about questions you should always ask a potential employer.
Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantasti…
Developing Soft Skills & Cultivating Relationships
Today, we'll discuss how to cultivate relationships as a developer.
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Today's episode is sponsored by Digita…
Feature Runways
In today's episode, we talk about "Feature Runways."
Join the Spec Slack community by going to spec.fm/slack
The takeaway:
We'll talk about how to consider the likely direction of future development,…
Managing Questions
Today we talk about saving time by managing questions.
- Set expectations
- Take questions seriously
- Provide opportunity for questioner to find the answer themselves
- Delay your answer
- Learning is an inv…
Listener Question: Crispin asks, "What's the threshold from executing to mastering?"
In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Crispin Bennet!
Crispin wrote in and asked me about the balance between learning something ("deep-dive" style) and doing just enough to be produc…
Constant State of Alert
Today we talk about avoiding a state of constant yellow alert.
Signs you may be in a constant state of alert:
- Audit your texts, emails, etc for constant "urgent" language. How often are you on alert…
Part Two: Gregg Pollack & Carlos Souza
Today I talk with Gregg Pollack and Carlos Souza from Codeschool!
- Codeschool.com
- JavaScript.com
- Ruby5
- AMA with Mike Bostock
- D3.js
- Mapping caps-lock to control
- tmux
- Screen
- Hack Hands
- Envy Labs
Today…
Part One: Gregg Pollack & Carlos Souza (@caike and @greggpollack)
Today I talk with Gregg Pollack and Carlos Souza from Codeschool!
Destigmatizing Failure
In today's episode, I underline the importance of failure to the learning process, and then we discuss why failure should be destigmatized and looked at more in depth.
Many thanks to today's sponsor,…
Fixing the Broken Hiring Process: It's All About Context
In today's episode, we talk about the flawed process we use in the development industry for hiring.
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Part Two: Cap Watkins (@cap)
In this second part of my interview with Cap Watkins, we discuss the coexistence of specialization and generalization.
If you enjoy Developer Tea, the best way to support the show is by leaving a rev…
Part One: Cap Watkins (@cap)
In today's episode, I had a chance to talk with Cap Watkins, the VP of Design at Buzzfeed, about quite a few things - most importantly, collaboration.