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
23: 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 what you already know might not be the bes…
22: 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 more about why a developer might want to bu…
Bonus 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 Tea with your listens! We jus…
20: 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 recommendation to this question.
For a significant…
19: 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 craftsman. This is the second part of t…
19: 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 craftsman. This interview is split into…
18: Listener Questions
Around 1:00, Brett asks how to become an “advanced developer.”
- Programming Paradigms Stanford Course: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/programming-paradigms/id495054064
- Paul Graham’s essays on Lis…
17: 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, and some of the motivations for developer…
17: 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 developers to move towards "isomorphic devel…
16: 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 responsibility to our craft.
In this episode,…
Bonus 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 episode. Thank you so much for listening to t…
15: 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 as the practice exercises for programming…
14: 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.
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13: 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 something I did recently that made creating thi…
12: 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 second part of a two-part interview, Chri…
12: 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 a two-part interview, Chris and I talk a…
11: 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 his book. Then, Justin gives you his 30…
10: 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 problem solving: imparting knowledge into yo…
9: 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 - http://rubyonrails.org
- Grape - https://gi…
8: 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 conundrums, but it will provide you with some …