

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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Jan 13, 2016 • 18min
Developer Tea Gear: From My Room to Your Ears
Today's episode talks all about gear! We're discussing the gear I use to record this show.
Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode:
Shure SM7B
Redco cables
Auralex
Sterling VMS
UA710 Twinfinity Preamp
Cloudlifter CL-1
Focusrite Clarrett 8Pre
Yamaha HS7
Logic Pro
iMac 27" Retina
"How to Mix for Podcasters?"
Basic terminology of Audio Engineering
Podcast Method (Dan Benjamin's fantastic show about podcasting)
Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Use the code DeveloperTea at checkout to get one month of a 1GB droplet, completely free!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Jan 11, 2016 • 18min
Cognitive Biases That Can Kill Your Product
In today's episode, we discuss two cognitive biases that could kill your work, whether you are creating a startup product or working for a well established business.
Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode:
List of Cognitive Biases
Semmelweis Reflex
Neglect of Probability
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 $4,000 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.

Jan 8, 2016 • 16min
Listener Question: Felix Asks, "How do I gain the experience needed for the job I want?"
In today's episode, I respond to a question from listener Felix about getting past the "no experience" problem.
Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode:
"Never Eat Alone" - Book
Spec Slack community
Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Use the code DeveloperTea at checkout to get one month of a 1GB droplet, completely free!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Jan 6, 2016 • 9min
Celebrating One Year of Developer Tea
In today's episode, I celebrate the one-year anniversary of Developer Tea! Thank you for making this year great. I look forward to many more!
Mentioned in today's episode:
Spec.fm
DeveloperTea.com
developertea@gmail.com
Thank you so much for listening to Developer Tea over the last year! Be sure to check out the other shows and content on Spec.fm!

Jan 4, 2016 • 20min
Three Tips For Practicing Focus
In today’s episode, we talk about focus, once again! Focus is a topic that can’t be covered enough.
Today's episode is sponsored by Hired! Go to Hired.com/developertea to start your job path today!
Mentioned on or relevant to today’s episode:
Unroll.me
Pushover
Vim
Basic Linux Shortcuts
Mac OS X Shortcuts
Alfred App
“Why mess causes stress” - Psychology Today article
Today's episode is sponsored by https://hired.com/developertea! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus (from $2,000 to $4,000) is https://hired.com/developertea.
And lastly…
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Jan 1, 2016 • 16min
Making Your Resolutions Stick
Happy New Year! In today's episode, I talk about resolutions. It's 2016, and you're probably making resolutions for the New Year. Listen to this episode if you want to make them stick.
Mentioned in or relevant to today's episode
Harvard Business Review article: "When You Give Your Team a Goal, Make It a Range"
Sustainable behavior: Changing the habit by changing the context
"When Willpower isn't Enough" - Freakonomics Podcast
Derek Sivers - Keep Your Goals to Yourself
"Rule #1 About Your Goals: Do Not Talk About Your Goals"
Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! Go to onemonth.com/developertea to get 25% your first month today!

Dec 30, 2015 • 35min
Part Two: Interview with Marcelo Somers & John Gully
In today's episode, I continue my interview with Marcelo Somers and John Gully.
Mentioned on today's episode
Pattern Pack
Marcelo on Twitter, @marcelosomers
John on Twitter, @johngully
styleguides.io
Team Models for Scaling a Design System
Finding Platform Balance in a Design System
Semantic Versioning (semver)
Pattern Pack on NPM
Micah Godbolt describes Visual Regression Testing
Micah's Visual Regression Testing Workshop (overview)
Thank you for listening to Developer Tea today, and this year. I look forward to doing this podcast with you in 2016!

Dec 28, 2015 • 35min
Part One: Interview with Marcelo Somers (@marcelosomers) & John Gully (@johngully)
In today's episode, I interview Marcelo Somers and John Gully.
Mentioned Or Relevant To Today's Episode
Pattern Pack
Marcelo on Twitter, @marcelosomers
@johngully
Slalom Consulting
CSS Dev Conf 2015
Agile
Fight the Zombie Pattern Library (Marcelo's talk at CSS Dev Conf)
Bootstrap
Brad Frost's Atomic Design
Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! One Month is the first ever online school specifically for tech entrepreneurs. Enroll now at onemonth.com/developertea for 25% off your first month.

Dec 25, 2015 • 6min
Bonus Episode: Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays! Today, I simply want to thank you, and challenge you to start thinking about the upcoming year, and reflect on the past year.
Developer Tea happens because of you, so thank you!
Mentioned on today's episode
Spec Slack
developertea@gmail.com
Developer Tea on iTunes

Dec 23, 2015 • 11min
When Documentation Is A Bad Thing
In today's episode, we talk about when documentation can be a bad thing.
Relevant to today's episode:
Stackoverflow post where someone disagrees with me about private method documentation
Stackoverflow post where someone agrees with me about private method documentation (for Java)
Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus is https://hired.com/developertea.
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.


