

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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Nov 6, 2015 • 12min
Code Without Fear
Code without fear! Happy late Halloween, everyone. :)
Mentioned on the show or otherwise relevant:
Leave it Better Than You Found It (Developer Tea episode)
How Thoughtbot Tests Rails Applications
"What is a Side Effect"
Flux Architecture
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Nov 4, 2015 • 16min
Listener Question: Sean asks, "Where Can I Find Well Written Code?"
Sean asked me where to find well written code in Slack. (You can join us by going to http://spec.fm/slack)
@fat's article on Medium's CSS
Chris Coyier's article on Codepen's CSS
GitHub's CSS
IRC
jQuery IRC
Trending repos on GitHub
Microsoft on GitHub
Google on GitHub
NASA on GitHub
SassConf
SassSummit
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.
Lastly: Be sure to rate and review Developer Tea on iTunes!

Nov 2, 2015 • 19min
How do I manage a project that feels too big for one person to handle?
Today I talk about managing projects that seem relatively large for one person (or a small team) to manage.
Mentioned on today's show:
Spec Slack channel
Sean Washington (from Does Not Compute)
Agile
Kanban
GTD
GitHub Issues
Trello
Simplenote
Imgix - disclaimer: Imgix has sponsored the show before, but this episode was not sponsored.
Not mentioned, but relevant:
"Happy Path" on Wikipedia
"Testing beyond the happy path"
Sandi Metz's Rules for Developers
The Checklist Manifesto (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!
Follow @DeveloperTea on Twitter | Leave a rating and review for Developer Tea on iTunes | Join Spec's Slack community for free

Oct 30, 2015 • 7min
Leave It Better Than The Way You Found It
Today I give you a short homily: Leave code (and anything, really) better than you find it!
In this episode, I'll share 5 simple ways that you can make code better every time you touch it.
Mentioned in today's show:
Git
5 Useful Tips for a Better Commit Message
Mozilla's Code Style guide (making code match a uniform standard)
Developer Tea on iTunes
Todays episode is brought to you by Spec.fm! Level up your design or development career today with free, rich content about the industry, craft, and tools you use every day. Visit Spec today!

Oct 28, 2015 • 17min
Listener Question: Jake Schwartz (@jakehschwartz_) asks, "How do I suggest improvements to someone else's codebase without offending them?"
Today, I discuss a question Jake Schwartz asked me in the Spec.fm Slack community. You can join our Slack community by going to spec.fm/slack.
Mentioned on today's episode:
Example of one of the tools we use at Whiteboard ("Launchframe")
The Socratic Method on Wikipedia
Spec.fm Slack Community
Note - there was a little hiccup in the editing process. We said 70ms is equivalent to "point-zero" seconds - of course, that would be impossible. It is equivalent to 0.07 seconds.
Subscribe to Developer Tea today on iTunes and leave a review! Go to bit.ly/DevTeaOniTunes.
Thanks to today's sponsor: imgix
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Oct 26, 2015 • 22min
Part Two: Paul Straw & Sean Washington (@paulstraw & @seanwashington)
In today's episode, I talk to Paul Straw and Sean Washington from Does Not Compute, the newest member of the Spec family.
Mentioned in today's episode:
Does Not Compute, Paul and Sean's podcast
CoffeeScript
ES6 Features
React Native
Spec Slack community
Slashrocket Community
Octopus Creative
@PaulStraw
@seanwashington
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.

Oct 23, 2015 • 25min
Part One: Paul Straw & Sean Washington (@paulstraw & @seanwashington) talk about focus, JavaScript frameworks, and rites of passage
In today's episode, I talk to Paul Straw and Sean Washington from Does Not Compute, the newest member of the Spec family.
Mentioned in today's episode:
Does Not Compute
Developer Tea episode about Focus
Focus App
GitLab
Pomodoro Technique
e.ggtimer.com
Vue.js
Angular
WebComponents.org
Flickity
Slick
Octopus Creative
@PaulStraw
@seanwashington
Note: We had a little hiccup in our editing process. Paul mentions the "modulus operator" during our sponsorship spot - this has nothing to do with DigitalOcean, but he's totally right... the modulus operator is overlooked, but it is really useful when you really need it. (So go learn about it here.)
Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Use the code "Developer Tea" at checkout to get $10 credit on your account.

Oct 21, 2015 • 6min
Not to Do List: How Warren Buffett Keeps His Priorities Straight
In today's episode, I discuss creating a "not to-do list", inspired by Warren Buffett's "two list strategy."
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Mentioned on today's episode:
The original story about Warren Buffet's pilot
Tim Ferriss's Not To-Do List
Today's episode is presented by Spec! Be sure to subscribe to Developer Tea on iTunes, and leave a review if you are enjoying the show!

Oct 19, 2015 • 12min
Solving The X/Y Problem
Today, we discuss the X/Y problem. Don't know what the X/Y problem is? You definitely should. Be sure to listen in!
Other discussions about the X/Y problem:
http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=542341
http://xyproblem.info/
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Oct 16, 2015 • 20min
9 Questions You Should Always Ask During An Interview
Today I talk to you about questions you should always ask a potential employer.
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.
Mentioned on the show:
Reddit post about the subject
Julia Evans post about questions you should ask
A quick note:
I'm aware that I didn't discuss money in this episode. This was partially intentional, as the subject is massive on its own. I will be discussing finances for developers in the future!
And lastly...
Please take a moment and subscribe and rate the show! Click here to open Developer Tea in iTunes.


