

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
Episodes
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Jun 20, 2016 • 20min
Listener Question: Jona Asks About Designer Developers
In today's episode, I answer listener and designer Jona's question about coming into a development career.
Impostor Syndrome episode on Developer Tea
Destigmatizing Failure
The Great Developer Mindset: Getting Acquainted with Failure
Listener Jessica asks about the definition of "full-stack developer."
What should a beginner work on?
Big-O Notation
Asymptotic Notation
Media Consumption Diet
Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Jun 17, 2016 • 14min
Picturing the Perfect Client
In today's episode we're talking about picturing the perfect client. The challenge to you is to think about your goals and your dream clients.
Today's episode is brought to you by Spec.fm. Go find more amazing podcasts specifically created for you, the developer!

Jun 15, 2016 • 15min
Reddit User Question: Parag0n asks about Architecting Projects
In today's episode, Parag0n asks a question about architecting a large software system for the first time.
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode:
Original question on Reddit
Jonathan's profile on Reddit
Developer Tea episode about metaphors
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Jun 13, 2016 • 11min
The Great Developer Mindset: Getting Acquainted with Failure
In today's episode, we talk about getting acquainted with failure.
Today's episode is brought to you by Spec. If you're interested in sharing your message with tens of thousands of developers and designers, head over to Spec.fm/sponsors and reach out to our team!

Jun 10, 2016 • 6min
Leading People to Meeting Victories
In today's episode, we talk about leading people to victory in meetings.
Today's episode is brought to you by Spec. If you're interested in sharing your message with tens of thousands of developers and designers, head over to Spec.fm/sponsors and reach out to our team!

Jun 8, 2016 • 19min
Answering Listener Questions: Jean Michel asks about avoiding bike shedding
In today's episode, I answer listener Jean Michel's question about bikeshedding.
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode:
Spec Slack community
Dev Tea episodes on Focus:
Focus
Three tips for practicing focus
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.

Jun 6, 2016 • 24min
Great Developer Mindset: Redefining Complete
In today's episode, we're talking about redefining "Complete". This episode is the second in the "Great Developer Mindset" series.
Today's discussion talks about when to consider your code complete, and the dangers of skipping the details.
Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show!

Jun 3, 2016 • 18min
Answering Listener Questions: Ajay asks about learning project ideas
In today's episode, I answer listener Ajay's question about how to determine what type of project he should choose to learn JavaScript.
Mentioned or Relevant:
Developer Tea episode: Thinking Small
Dev Tea episode: How to Make Small Things a Big Deal
Don't Break the Chain!
Spec Slack community
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.

Jun 1, 2016 • 18min
Defeating The Interview Lull
In today's episode, we talk about defeating the interview lull.
Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get a 20 dollar credit today by going to linode.com/developertea20 and get your first server up in minutes!

May 30, 2016 • 14min
The Work / Life Equation
In today's episode , we're talking about the Work/Life Equation.
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And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.


