

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
Mentioned books

Apr 18, 2016 • 17min
Abstract Mental Models
In today's episode, I talk about four different types of abstract mental models.
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode:
Creating Useful Metaphors
Creating Obvious Systems: Why Mental Models Justify Simplicity, and When to Utilize Surprise and Delight
Allegory (Wikipedia)
Today's episode is sponsored by Squares Conference! Go to SquaresConference.com and use the code SPECFM25 at checkout to get 25% off your ticket to Squares. I'll see you there!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Apr 15, 2016 • 43min
Part Two: Chris Castiglione (@castig)
In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Castiglione (@castig), one of the cofounders of One Month (onemonth.com).
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode:
On Books podcast
Daniel Kahneman's book, "Thinking Fast and Slow"
Zero to One
Dog Stars
Deep Work
So Good they Can't Ignore You
Obstacle is the Way
Mating in Captivity
On Books episode about Mating in Captivity
Catching the Big Fish episode
The China Study
Denial of Death (book)
Marc Maron's WTF
One Month
Quip
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!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Apr 13, 2016 • 29min
Part One: Chris Castiglione (@castig)
In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Castiglione (@castig), one of the cofounders of One Month (onemonth.com).
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode:
@castig
One Month
On Books (iTunes)
on-books.com
"Learning About Learning"
Jon Sonmez on Developer Tea (talking about a developer's brand)
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.

Apr 8, 2016 • 16min
Two Incredibly Important Mindsets for Becoming a Great Debugger
Debugging is a part of every developer's career. In fact, a large portion of what developers do is fix code. In today's episode, I'm going to share with you two important mindsets to have to become a great debugger.
Mentioned or Relevant to Today's Episode
LiveReload
Spring/Guard setup for Rails 4.1
Interesting discussion on debugging: "Toward a better programming"
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.

Apr 6, 2016 • 11min
Interval Thinking
In today's episode, we'll discuss a perspective, "interval thinking", that could help return your estimation efforts to a more sane place.
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode
Estimating Sandwiches
Spec
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.

Apr 4, 2016 • 19min
Minimum Viable Prioritization
In today's episode, I want to give you a mindset for prioritization that I believe can stick with you for the rest of your career.
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.

Apr 1, 2016 • 21min
Foolishly Generous
In today's episode of Developer Tea, I issue a challenge to you, the listener, to be foolishly generous.
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.

Mar 30, 2016 • 14min
Listener Question: Matt Gale Asks About Onboarding New Team Memebers
In today's episode, I talk about bringing new team members up to speed (this is a question from listener Matt Gale).
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode:
Spec Slack Community
UserOnboard.com
Fixing the Broken Hiring Process
Crafting a Better Interview Process
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!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Mar 28, 2016 • 17min
🎉 3 Million Listens! 🎉
In today's episode, I'm celebrating an amazing 3 million listens (thank you!) by going back to the core fundamentals of Developer Tea: Focus.
Developer Tea: Focus
Seth Godin on Saying "no"
Deep Work (Book, Cal Newport)
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.

Mar 25, 2016 • 18min
Experienced Developers and Impostor Syndrome
In today's episode, I talk about impostor syndrome, specifically as it relates to the experienced developer.
Mentioned or relevant to today's episode
Acceleration vs. Velocity
Dunning Kruger Effect
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.


