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
False Dichotomies
In today's episode, we're talking about ways to avoid false dichotomies.
- Decisive
- "The Infinite Toolset" - article about why we shouldn't switch toolsets too often.
- @DeveloperTea
- Spec.fm
Many thank…
Automation: Creating Higher Order Functionality and Building an Automatic Schedule
Today's episode is a short discussion on automation. We'll explore some helpful ways to look at automation that help make it more than simply scripting repeatable steps.
Interview with Eric Elliott: On JavaScript, Writing, and Creating High Velocity Development Teams
In today's episode, I interview Eric Elliott. Eric is a JavaScript developer and author with a lot of knowledge to share! Be sure to check out JavaScript Scene to read Eric's writing.
Subjective vs. Concrete Decisions
Today, I talk about a particular framework for making decisions. The framework presents a specific dichotomy between concreteness and subjectivity.
Types of decisions:
- Essential decisions
- Concrete i…
Listener Pubudu Asks How to Avoid Procrastination and Boredom, and Find Renewed Energy for Work
Today, I discuss listener Pubudu's questions about how to find energy and enjoyment in his work, and how to stop procrastinating.
Mentioned on the show:
Listener Question: Sahar asks, "How do I get more out of my day?"
In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Sahar.
In this episode, I cover the concept of "The Minimum Viable Day" as well!
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The Messaging Paradigm: Building Programs Around the Concept of Messengers and Receivers
In today's episode we talk about a message passing paradigm for programming.
We'll discuss the concept of message passing as a lens for understanding everything we do in programming.
Closures, Private & Methods
Today, we talk about closures and private object methods.
The Best Tool vs. The Right Tool: Don't Forsake Personality When Picking Frameworks or Languages
In today's episode, I'll talk about choosing the best tool vs. choosing the right tool for a job. Stopping assumptions about faster being better or using a specific language for a specific project is…
Decorator vs. Facade Patterns & Knowing When To Use Them
In today's episode I review decorator and facade patterns. I'll go over strengths, weaknesses, similarities and difference between decorator and facade patterns and give tips on determining when to u…
Listener Question: Simon asks, "How do I switch mindset from personal project to day job?"
Today's listener question is about working on side projects in the same space as your day job. Simon, who wrote into Developer Tea via email asks, "How do I transition from working on my side project…
Rejecting the DRY Principle
Today's episode is about repeating yourself, and knowing when to repeat yourself and when not to.
This episode was inspired by Sandy Metz. One of Sandy's teachings is to repeat yourself until you und…
Time vs. Value: Billing for Features
Today I'm going to be sharing the simple perspective shift that helped me understand how valuable programming is. In this episode, I'll go over how to shift your thinking from time in relation to mo…
The Twelve-Factor App, Part 2: Dependencies & Config
In today's episode we to continue or discussion on The Twelve-Factor App. Specifically reviewing the importance of dependencies and config. In this episode we'll go over manifest files, node modules,…
The Twelve-Factor App, Part 1: Codebase
This week, I'm going to go dig into a few of Heroku's Twelve-Factor Application Model. Today's episode will be focused around codebase also known as a repository. We'll talk about understanding codeb…
Mutable States, Refactory Tips & Reasonable Code Techniques
In today's episode I'll dig into mutable states and go over two things you can do to get away from relying on external states so you can read and test methods. Be sure to check out Sandy Metz's 2015…
Reading the Manual
In today's episode, I talk about the importance of stopping assumptions in their tracks by reading manuals. I'll go over documentation, and tips to get you started on the fundamentals of manual readi…
Intentional Problem Solving: How To Work It Out, Without Google
In today's episode, I talk about intentional problem solving and challenge listeners to stop reaching for the quickest answer and instead experience the problem.
During today's episode I provide some…
Listener Question: Dhruv Asks, "What should a beginner like me work on?"
In today's episode I respond to a listener question that came in from Dhruv, who asks, "What should a beginner like me work on?" Aside from being a better coder, where should you expand your knowledg…
The Power of the Minute & Engineering Memorable Experiences
On Today's episode, I talk about making a good first impression. How can we engineer memorable moments that will create a positive impact on how people will remember your product or service?
We don't…