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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Dec 21, 2015 • 39min
Part Two: Interview with Christopher Schmitt (@teleject)
In today's episode, I finish the interview with Christopher Schmitt, author of the CSS Cookbook and part owner of Environments for Humans. Click here to listen to part one of the interview.
Mentioned in today's episode:
JavaScript Summit 2016 Call for Speakers
History of The Queen Mary boat
CodePen
CodePen Meetups
CSS Dev Conf Wrap-up on Shoptalk Show
Elite Balloon Design
Ari Styles on Twitter (@ari4nne)
AIGA
Austin WordPress Meetup
Spec Slack Community
Sara Soueidan on Twitter (@SaraSoueidan)
Greensock Animation Library
Using CSS Flexbox (MDN)
GruntJS
GulpJS
Command Line for Web Design (Tutorials on WebDesignTuts)
Developer Tea episode about branding yourself as a developer, (Interview with John Sonmez)
Non-Breaking Space Podcast
Today's episode doesn't have a specific sponsor. Instead, head over to spec.fm and check out the other shows on the network!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.
Dec 18, 2015 • 41min
Part One: Interview With Christopher Schmitt (@teleject)
In today's episode, I talk with Christopher Schmitt, author of CSS Cookbook and part owner of Environments for Humans.
Mentioned in today's episode:
Chris's personal site
Environments for Humans
AOL Keywords (Urban Dictionary)
Creating Killer Websites (book)
Designing Web Graphics (book)
Chris's podcast, Non-Breaking Space
Websafe Colors
Cufon
sIFR
CSS Cookbook (book)
CSS Dev Conf 2015
Flexbox Guide (CSS-tricks)
Latest Selector Draft (CSSWG)
Responsive Images Community Group
Responsively Retrofitting Kickstarter
Getting the Most Out of Conferences (Developer Tea Episode)
CSS Tricks
Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean!
Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit!
Dec 16, 2015 • 15min
Opinions: Ally or Enemy
In today’s episode, we discuss when opinions can be helpful, and when they can be harmful.
Mentioned in today's episode
When opinions are a good thing:
When the evidence for a given topic is inaccessible or doesn't exist
When the person with the opinion has significant experiential knowledge
When the subject of the work is primarily representative of a person's opinion or expression
When are opinions a bad thing?
When an opinion is positioned as an objective truth.
When the opinion of an individual devalues any other individual's perspective without objective reasoning
When opinion is used as a substitute for research.
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 14, 2015 • 27min
Talking about User Experience and Education w/ Jessica Ivins (@jessicaivins) - Part Two
In today's episode, I continue my interview with Jessica Ivins. Jessica is a User Experience educator at Center Centre.
Mentioned on today's episode
Jessica Ivins Online:
@JessicaIvins
jessicaivins.net
http://centercentre.com/about/jessica-ivins
Center Centre
Never Eat Alone (book)
MySpeed (video speed tool)
Media Consumption Diet (Developer Tea episode)
Sponsors of Spec
Whiteboard
The User Experience Team of One (book)
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.
Dec 11, 2015 • 35min
Talking about User Experience and Education with Jessica Ivins (@jessicaivins) - Part One
In today's episode, I had a chance to interview Jessica Ivins. Jessica is a User Experience educator at Center Centre.
Mentioned on today's episode
Jessica Ivins Online:
@JessicaIvins
jessicaivins.net
http://centercentre.com/about/jessica-ivins
Center Centre
What Center Centre looks for in a student applicant:
Lifelong learner
Empathy
Around 7:30 or so, we start talking about context and audience
Around 9:30 we talk about the complexity of feeling and accessibility as it relates to user experience
AP Style Book
Lynda.com
Make it Stick
Designing for Touch
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.
Dec 9, 2015 • 20min
Listener Question: Matt Hirsch asks, "Does it make more sense to spend a lot of money on extensive resources or spend less on short courses to learn code?"
In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Matt Hirsch.
Mentioned on today's episode
Hack Reactor
Learn.co
Viking Code School
OneMonth
TreeHouse
Hirsch Creative (Matt's site)
uideo.net (design/development conference talk videos)
CodePen
GitHub
Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean!
Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit!
Follow @DeveloperTea on Twitter | Leave a rating and review for Developer Tea on iTunes | Join Spec's Slack community for free
Dec 7, 2015 • 19min
Making The Most Of Your Off Time
In today's episode, we discuss how to make the most of your off time.
Mentioned in today's episode
The Martian (book)
"Billions in Change" (a documentary you could watch on your break)
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 4, 2015 • 5min
The Voice Inside Your Head
In today's episode we discuss the concept of vocalizing the things you are thinking about as you work through a problem - the "voice inside your head."
Mentioned on today's episode:
Rubber Duck Debugging
Spec
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.
Dec 2, 2015 • 13min
7 Networking Tips for Developers
In today's episode, I share some tips to help you start networking as a developer. We'll discuss 7 tips that you can start using today to cultivate a well rounded networking strategy.
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.
Nov 30, 2015 • 14min
Part Two: The Great Framework Debate
In today's episode, we continue our discussion from last week about frameworks.
Mentioned on today's episode
Great Framework Debate, Part One
MVC
Design Patterns (book)
Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean!
Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit!
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