

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
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Oct 4, 2021 โข 13min
Limit Your Options By Limiting Your Obligations
The number of things you have to choose to do in a day is constantly being fought over. Your calendar, if it's like most calendars, has very little to do with how you want to spend your time.Limit your options. Focus on fewer things. Eliminate your obligations.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Auth0Auth0 is here to solve your login problems, for good. Auth0 provides simple, secure, and adaptable login for applications and businesses, freeing you up to focus on the problems you are best suited to solve in your product.You can implement Auth0 in your application in as little as 5 minutes. Head over to auth0.com to get started today!๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 29, 2021 โข 16min
Feature Exploitation
When we understand the features and boundaries of any object, we can do more with that object based on those constraints.This doesn't just apply to code - it applies to our lives in meaningful ways, and acts as a heuristic and a powerful model for thinking.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: CompilerCompiler is a brand new podcast from RedHat where the hosts answer the most complicated questions about our work. Demystifying the tech industry, one question at a time! Find it wherever you download podcasts, or on the official website.๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 27, 2021 โข 21min
How Averages Can Trick You and Obscure the Truth
Averages can trick you into thinking a generalized idea about a complex set of data. This kind of compression happens not only with averages but any other process that summarizes information.Ask yourself: What am I missing in this story?๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: RetoolBuild internal tools, remarkably fast. Connect to anything w/ an API. Drag-and-drop React components. Write JS anywhere.Check them out over at https://retool.com/startups/devtea๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 22, 2021 โข 27min
Dominik Zane, Founder of Around - Part Two
In today's episode, I have a discussion about product development and counter-intuitive decisions Dom had to make along the way in making Around. This is part two of the interview - make sure you go back and listen to the first part as well!Note: The previous episode had a glitch in the audio, it is fixed as of September 26, 2021. Thanks for your patience!๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: CompilerCompiler is a brand new podcast from RedHat where the hosts answer the most complicated questions about our work. Demystifying the tech industry, one question at a time! Find it wherever you download podcasts, or on the official website.๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 20, 2021 โข 28min
Dominik Zane, Founder of Around - Part One
In today's episode, I have a discussion about product development and counter-intuitive decisions Dom had to make along the way in making Around.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: RetoolBuild internal tools, remarkably fast. Connect to anything w/ an API. Drag-and-drop React components. Write JS anywhere.Check them out over at https://retool.com/startups/devtea๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 16, 2021 โข 19min
Inner and Outer Layers of Context
Context is critical, but what does that mean? What are the parts of context you should care about?In this episode, we talk specifically about temporal context, and how you can think about context in terms of "inner" and "outer" layers.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: CompilerCompiler is a brand new podcast from RedHat where the hosts answer the most complicated questions about our work. Demystifying the tech industry, one question at a time! Find it wherever you download podcasts, or on the official website.๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 13, 2021 โข 17min
Finding the Good in the Negative - Ask, "what do I do about this?"
"What do I do about this?"This question is one that can trigger action, even in a moment of pain. When we make a clear decision about how we are going to react to our situation, we immediately change the narrative from "this is happening to me" to "this is what I'm choosing to do." This agency is critical to processing and managing difficult situations, and it will change how we relate to our experiences for the better.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: RetoolBuild internal tools, remarkably fast. Connect to anything w/ an API. Drag-and-drop React components. Write JS anywhere.Check them out over at https://retool.com/startups/devtea๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 9, 2021 โข 14min
Two Razors for More Efficient Decision-making
If you can make better decisions, every other effort you put forth will benefit.One common error made when making decisions is overtuning on perfection. In today's episode, we'll talk about two razors that help combat this tendency.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: CompilerCompiler is a brand new podcast from RedHat where the hosts answer the most complicated questions about our work. Demystifying the tech industry, one question at a time! Find it wherever you download podcasts, or on the official website.๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 6, 2021 โข 14min
Use Your Expectations As a Tool
Expectations can cause pain, but they can also be useful. An expectation should be a hypothesis. Where we go wrong is when we mix our expectations with our hopes or fears.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: RetoolBuild internal tools, remarkably fast. Connect to anything w/ an API. Drag-and-drop React components. Write JS anywhere.Check them out over at https://retool.com/startups/devtea๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Sep 2, 2021 โข 11min
Flexibility is a Resource to Gather When You Least Need It
Flexibility is not something you conjure in a moment of need. It is something that is developed and gathered like a resource when you least require it.๐ Today's Episode is Brought To you by: CompilerCompiler is a brand new podcast from RedHat where the hosts answer the most complicated questions about our work. Demystifying the tech industry, one question at a time! Find it wherever you download podcasts, or on the official website.๐ฎ Ask a QuestionIf you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.๐ฎ Join the DiscordIf you want to be a part of a supportive community of engineers (non-engineers welcome!) working to improve their lives and careers, join us on the Developer Tea Discord community by visiting https://developertea.com/discord today!๐งก Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.


