Developer Tea

Jonathan Cutrell
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Nov 27, 2015 • 14min

Part One: The Great Framework Debate

Today's episode is sponsored by Delighted! Delighted is the easiest way to gather feedback from your customers. Sign up for a paid account at https://delighted.com/tea and receive a $100 credit today! Mentioned on today's episode "Cost of Frameworks Recap", CSS Tricks Framework vs. Toolkit vs. Library (Stackoverflow) jQuery Ember.js Ruby on Rails Don't forget to subscribe in your podcasting app, and leave a review in iTunes! Today's episode is sponsored by Delighted! Delighted is the easiest way to gather feedback from your customers, and view the data in a real-time dashboard. Sign up for a paid account at http://delighted.com/tea and receive a $100 credit today! Delighted is also hiring Front-End engineers! Head over to http://delighted.com/jobs to find out more.
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Nov 26, 2015 • 4min

Turkey & Tea

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for listening to Developer Tea. In today's short special episode, I issue a challenge for you!
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Nov 25, 2015 • 17min

Listener Question: Jean-Michel Asks, "How Do You Know When It's Time To Lead A Team That Has No Leader?"

In today's episode, I respond to Jean-Michel's question about when it's time to step up and lead a team that currently has no leader. Mentioned on today's episode (or otherwise relevant) Spec Slack Community Android and iOS Leadership Skills of Socrates 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.
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Nov 23, 2015 • 20min

Listener Question: Mark asks, "What's Happening to the Ruby Developer Community?"

What's happening to the Ruby community? Is it flailing, or doing just fine? Some evidence and simple logic says both are possible. Let's explore it a bit further in today's episode! Mentioned in today's episode: Ruby Ruby on Rails GitHub GitHut.info JavaScript CSS NodeJS PHP WordPress Laravel Java Android Python GitHub blog post about language popularity Avdi Grimm's discussion about the Soul of Software Jeff Atwood explains "Why Ruby" for Discourse 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.
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Nov 20, 2015 • 42min

Makers Versus Menders with Andrea Goulet (@andreagoulet)

Today I talk with Andrea Goulet about software "makers and menders." Andrea is the CEO of CorgiBytes. Listen in if you are interested in refactoring and green field projects, and the difference between the two! Mentioned on today's show: @andreagoulet on Twitter CorgiBytes @CorgiBytes on Twitter Makers versus Menders Scott on Twitter (@mscottford) GitHub Refactoring to Patterns (Martin Fowler) Michael Feathers Arlo Belshee's process for naming things "Practical Refactoring" video (~2 hours) Slack .Net Webforms Exercism "Adopting a growth mindset" - Carol Dweck Ted Talk 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
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Nov 18, 2015 • 12min

Thinking Small

In today's episode, we talk about solving small problems. I'll give you a few tips for scoping your problems down to be smaller. Mentioned on today's show Think Like a Freak (book) Freakonomics Radio (podcast) Spec.fm Click here to leave a review of Developer Tea on iTunes! Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get root access on super-fast linux cloud servers in just a few minutes! Use the code DeveloperTea10 to get $10 off on your new account.
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Nov 16, 2015 • 13min

Focus, Fear, and Missing Out: Picking Tools Without Anxiety

In today's episode, we talk about FoMO (the fear of missing out) as it relates to deciding what tools to use. Mentioned on today's episode: FoMO ratemyfomo.com Aziz Ansari (comedian, actor) discusses FoMO News article about YouTube upload volume (from back in 2010) The growth of languages on GitHub Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get root access on super-fast linux cloud servers in just a few minutes! Use the code DeveloperTea10 to get $10 off on your new account.
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Nov 13, 2015 • 19min

The Frontend at Whiteboard

In today's episode I talk about some of the front-end tools we use at Whiteboard. Join Spec on Slack: http://spec.fm/slack Mentioned on today's episode: Bower Node NPM Gulp Grunt Composer Typekit Fonts.com CDNJS Handlebars Cloudflare Digital Ocean Linode WP Engine Heroku JavaScript.com Babel ES6 / ES2015 jQuery Zepto React JSX Underscore.js Slick.js Handlebars D3.js Polyfills Request animation frame Sass (SCSS) Launchframe SCSS-lint Bootstrap 4 Alpha BEM CSS Octicon Fontawesome 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 open Developer Tea in iTunes.
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Nov 11, 2015 • 20min

How To Make Small Things A Big Deal, Plus: Celebrating 2 Million Listens!

Thank you for helping Developer Tea make it to 2 million listens! This is a major milestone for the show. Not many external resources were mentioned on today's episode, but I'd love to invite you to leave a review on iTunes! Leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes now. 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
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Nov 9, 2015 • 19min

Getting The Most Out Of A Conference

Today, we talk about participating in conferences, both as a speaker and as an attendee. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: 2015 CSS Dev Conf Speaking.io (speaking resources for beginners) SassConf SassSummit - Use the discount code "CUTRELL" to get 20% off! Attend online from anywhere in the world. Leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes! Join the Spec Slack community today Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get root access on super-fast linux cloud servers in just a few minutes! Use the code DeveloperTea10 to get $10 off on your new account.

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