

Developer Tea
Jonathan Cutrell
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
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
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Sep 21, 2016 • 15min
Listener Question: Naren Asks About Realistic Working Hours
In today's episode, I answer a listener question from Naren who wants to know how many hours are realistic for a developer to produce work in a given day.
Business Insider article about working over 60 hours per week
Today's episode is brought to you by Spec! Go and learn more about the fantastic resources we're creating for you daily at
Spec.fm.
Today's episode is also sponsored by Heap! If you're still using a basic analytics package for your site or application, you're probably missing out. Go to spec.fm/heap to be redirected to Heap’s special landing page where you can see a full feature breakdown.

Sep 19, 2016 • 19min
Listener Question: Lars Asks About How To Work With Difficult Developers
In today's episode I discuss how to deal with a difficult team member, addressing a question from listener Lars. Thanks for the question, Lars!
Today's episode is brought to you by Spec! Go and learn more about the fantastic resources we're creating for you daily at
Spec.fm.
Today's episode is also sponsored by Heap! If you're still using a basic analytics package for your site or application, you're probably missing out. Go to spec.fm/heap to be redirected to Heap’s special landing page where you can see a full feature breakdown.

Sep 16, 2016 • 9min
The O-Word
In today's episode, we talk about talking. Specifically, we talk about using the word "obviously", as well as a few other "L-Y" words.
Why are words so important? How can word choice affect our thinking and relationships?
Thanks to listener Joey for sending in this question!

Sep 14, 2016 • 10min
Re-Air: Listener Question: Mujthaba Asks About What To Do When You Don't Know
Note: Today's episode is a re-airing of an episode that came out last week. Tune in Friday for a brand new episode of Developer Tea!
In today's episode, we talk about how to handle questions that you don't have good answers to.
Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Sep 12, 2016 • 8min
The Truth About Old Code
In today's episode, we talk about old code. Even though it may seem easier to rip out the old code and replace it entirely, slow down and listen to this episode first!
Don't forget to subscribe in whatever podcasting app you use!

Sep 9, 2016 • 12min
Picking the Right Side Project
In today's episode, we talk about the aspects that make for a great side project to increase your employability.
Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Sep 7, 2016 • 10min
Listener Question: Mujthaba Asks About What To Do When You Don't Know
In today's episode, we talk about how to handle questions that you don't have good answers to.
Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Sep 5, 2016 • 16min
3 Refactoring Techniques You Can Employ In Under 5 Minutes
In today's episode, we talk about three refactoring techniques, each you can employ in under 5 minutes.
Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Sep 2, 2016 • 12min
Deliberate Practice: Part 2
In today's episode, we're talking specifically about deliberate practice.
Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Aug 31, 2016 • 12min
Deliberate Practice: Part 1
In today's episode, we're talking specifically about deliberate practice.
Learning About Learning
The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance (white paper)
Code Kata - A Practice Arena for Becoming a Better Programmer
Today's episode is sponsored by RefactorU, the 10-week JavaScript training bootcamp focused on developers dedicated to reinventing themselves. You can get 20% off of tuition by mentioning Developer Tea today! Head over to spec.fm/refactor to get started!


