

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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Jan 11, 2019 • 11min
Adding tests to a big untested codebase - Where do I start?
Where do you start when you're adding tests to an untested codebase? That's what we're talking about in today's episode of developer tea.
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🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

Jan 9, 2019 • 19min
5 Tips for Improving Your Principles of Experimentation
Thanks to today's sponsor: Sentry
Sentry tells you about errors in your code before your customers have a chance to encounter them.
Not only do we tell you about them, we also give you all the details you’ll need to be able to fix them. You’ll see exactly how many users have been impacted by a bug, the stack trace, the commit that the error was released as part of, the engineer who wrote the line of code that is currently busted, and a lot more.
Give it a try for yourself at Sentry.io
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
🧡 Leave a Review
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🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

Jan 7, 2019 • 22min
Visualize Your Goals in Details
One of this year's goals may be to become a healthy developer. In today's episode, we're giving a few tips to keep you on a path to maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a developer.
Thanks to today's sponsor: Clubhouse.io
Clubhouse is the first project management platform for software development that brings everyone together so that teams can focus on what matters – creating products their customers love.
Listeners of Developer Tea will receive a special two-month free trial when signing up at: clubhouse.io/developertea
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
🧡 Leave a Review
If 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.
🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

Jan 4, 2019 • 15min
Expectations vs. Reality
What are you learning today? In today's episode, we're talking about movement in our careers and how our tools can be progressing or limiting our options and how to self-correct. We're also announcing the Tea Break Challenge!
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
🧡 Leave a Review
If 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.
🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

Jan 2, 2019 • 36min
Interview w/ Ben Orenstein (pt. 2)
You might remember today's guest back in episode 19 & 20. Today, we talk about new projects with the guest of the show, Ben Orenstein. During part 2 of this two-part episode, we dig into financial opportunities and I challenge you, while you're listening to this episode is to consider the lessons you've learned in 2018 and continue to grow in 2019.
If you'd like to connect with Ben, you can find him on Twitter, @r00k: https://twitter.com/r00k and view his work on GitHub, @r00k: https://github.com/r00k
Thanks to today's sponsor: Sentry
Sentry tells you about errors in your code before your customers have a chance to encounter them.
Not only do we tell you about them, we also give you all the details you’ll need to be able to fix them. You’ll see exactly how many users have been impacted by a bug, the stack trace, the commit that the error was released as part of, the engineer who wrote the line of code that is currently busted, and a lot more.
Give it a try for yourself at Sentry.io
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
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Dec 31, 2018 • 45min
Interview w/ Ben Orenstein (Part 1)
You might remember today's guest back in episode 19 & 20. Today, we talk about new projects with the guest of the show, Ben Orenstein. During part 1 of this two-part episode, we dig into different opportunities in learning and I challenge you, while you're listening to this episode is to consider the lessons you've learned in 2018 and continue to grow in 2019.
If you'd like to connect with Ben, you can find him on Twitter, @r00k: https://twitter.com/r00k and view his work on GitHub, @r00k: https://github.com/r00k
Thanks to today's sponsor: Manifold
Why build your own logging platform, CMS or Authentication service yourself when a managed tool or API can solve the problem for you?
With services covering authentication, messaging, monitoring, CMS, and more, Manifold will keep you on the cutting edge, so you can focus on building your project rather than focusing on problems that have already been solved.
As a Developer Tea listener, you will get a $10 credit to put toward services when you sign up. Get started at https://www.manifold.co/devtea.
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
🧡 Leave a Review
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Dec 28, 2018 • 54min
Interview w/ Michael Chan (pt. 2)
Today's episode of developer Tea is a personal episode with Michael Chan and today we're digging into faith, life and difficult situations. I challenge you as you're listening to part 2 of this week's two-part episode is to ask yourself how you would answer these same questions.
Check out more about Michael Chan via his Twitter profile: @chantastic
Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode
Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Developer Tea listeners can get a $20 credit and try it out for free when you visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code: DeveloperTea2018
P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
🧡 Leave a Review
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Dec 27, 2018 • 1h 2min
Interview w/ Michael Chan (pt. 1)
Today's episode of developer Tea is a personal episode with Michael Chan and today we're digging into faith, life and difficult situations. I challenge you as you're listening to part 1 of this week's two-part episode is to ask yourself how you would answer these same questions.
Check out more about Michael Chan via his Twitter profile: @chantastic
Thanks to today's sponsor: Manifold
Why build your own logging platform, CMS or Authentication service yourself when a managed tool or API can solve the problem for you?
With services covering authentication, messaging, monitoring, CMS, and more, Manifold will keep you on the cutting edge, so you can focus on building your project rather than focusing on problems that have already been solved.
As a Developer Tea listener, you will get a $10 credit to put toward services when you sign up. Get started at https://www.manifold.co/devtea.
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
🧡 Leave a Review
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Dec 14, 2018 • 17min
Why Rules Apply Especially to Exceptions
In today's episode, we're talking about a different way of looking at rules and perhaps come to a different conclusion on rules and understanding how and when rules apply.
Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Discover.bot
Discover.bot – a digital space for bot developers and enthusiasts of all skill levels to learn from one another, share stories, and move the conversation forward. New to bots? Get started with their Beginner’s Guide.
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If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
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Dec 12, 2018 • 23min
3 Practical Steps for Avoiding Narrative Biases
One of our brain's main jobs is to predict our safety and survival, and stories are one of the best ways to pass down a framework to predict the future based on past experiences. In today's episode, we're talking about the power of narrative and ways to break out of story-driven thinking.
Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode
Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Developer Tea listeners can get a $20 credit and try it out for free when you visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code: DeveloperTea2018
P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.
Get in touch
If you have questions about today's episode, want to start a conversation about today's topic or just want to let us know if you found this episode valuable I encourage you to join the conversation or start your own on our community platform Spectrum.chat/specfm/developer-tea
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