Special News Episode: Spartan, ES8, and Apple Watch Retro
In today's episode, I share some (insider) news with you that I think you'll find to be exciting.
Apr 01, 2015•11 min•Ep. 49
Developer Tea
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
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31: Listener Question from Jessica - "What exactly is a full-stack developer anyway?"
In today's episode, listener Jessica asks what a full stack developer is.
Mar 30, 2015•12 min•Ep. 45
30: Dan Denney, Part Two: Sending 1,000,000 HTML Emails for Code School and Memories from Front-End Design Conference
Dont forget, you can support the show by donating at https://developertea.com/donate Dan Denney is a wealth of knowledge, and in today's episode, he's joined me to share some of that knowledge with you. Dan is an HTML email craftsman at Code School. On today's episode, we talk all about HTML email and Dan's experience with Front End Design Conference. Make sure you follow Dan on Twitter: @dandenney . Full show notes can be found at https://developertea.com Dan Denney (Twitter) Code School Front-...
Mar 27, 2015•13 min•Ep. 39
Inspiration Episode #5: Software Is Not a Printing Press
In today's inspiration episode, I talk about the non-permanence of our work, and how that empowers us to make faster decisions.
Mar 26, 2015•5 min•Ep. 44
30: Dan Denney, Part One: Sending 1,000,000 HTML Emails for Code School and Memories from Front-End Design Conference
Dont forget, you can support the show by donating at https://developertea.com/donate Dan Denney is a wealth of knowledge, and in today's episode, he's joined me to share some of that knowledge with you. Dan is an HTML email craftsman at Code School. On today's episode, we talk all about HTML email. Make sure you follow Dan on Twitter: @dandenney . Full show notes can be found at https://developertea.com Dan Denney (Twitter) Code School Front-End Design Conference Litmus Mailbox Mandrill Middlema...
Mar 25, 2015•24 min•Ep. 38
29: Listener Questions - Eric Asks How to Keep Up with Dev News, and When (and Why) Should I Get a Masters Degree
In this episode, I answer listener Eric's questions about how to keep up with the news, and when to get a masters degree. Hacker News Designer News Cooper Press (weekly updates) Google Alerts An example of a Twitter list by Avdi Grimm Developer Tea episode about formal design education Digital Media degree, Georgia Tech Georgia Tech online masters program Thank you to our sponsor, Codeship: http://codeship.com - 20% off using code "DeveloperTea"...
Mar 23, 2015•19 min•Ep. 46
28: Richard Schneeman, Part Two - How to Start Contributing to Open Source, and Testing Refrigerators
Richard Schneeman, Ruby developer at Heroku and awesome guy, joins me for the longest episode to date. Follow Richard on Twitter, @schneems! @Schneems Testing the Untestable (about Refrigerators and testing) Gowalla goes to Facebook HipHop VM (Facebook PHP stuff) What are Heroku buildpacks? Jeffrey Way Tuts+ Laracasts Charlie Somerville CodeTriage DocsDoctor Dogfooding Derailed Benchmarks...
Mar 20, 2015•38 min•Ep. 41
28: Richard Schneeman, Part One - How to Start Contributing to Open Source, and Testing Refrigerators
Richard Schneeman, Ruby developer at Heroku and awesome guy, joins me for the longest episode to date. Follow Richard on Twitter, @schneems! @Schneems Testing the Untestable (about Refrigerators and testing) Gowalla goes to Facebook HipHop VM (Facebook PHP stuff) What are Heroku buildpacks? Jeffrey Way Tuts+ Laracasts Charlie Somerville CodeTriage DocsDoctor Dogfooding Derailed Benchmarks...
Mar 18, 2015•28 min•Ep. 40
Inspiration Episode #4: Learning Like Children through Play
Children learn at an incredible rate. They also play significantly more than the average adult. Many studies have shown the importance of play for children in the learning process - so the question is, why don't we practice "play" as adults? Episode 4: Learning About Learning Support Developer Tea: https://developertea.com/donate
Mar 17, 2015•8 min•Ep. 43
27: Ensuring Professionalism - Rules I Practice
In this episode, I discuss some of my personal rules for maintaining a reputation of professionalism. Support Developer Tea: https://developertea.com/donate
Mar 16, 2015•15 min•Ep. 42
26: To Generalize, or to Specialize, that is the Question... Part Two
Should you be a generalized programmer or a specialized programmer? Generalized programmers learn a wide range of languages and/or frameworks, while a specialized programmer becomes an expert in something very specific. There are pros and cons to both, and in this episode, we'll discuss both.
Mar 13, 2015•11 min•Ep. 37
Inspiration Episode #3: The Day the Beatles Were Rejected
Unless you're extraordinarily lucky, you'll be rejected multiple times in your life. Whether in your personal or professional life, rejection is a normal part of life, even for the best of the best (like the Beatles). In this episode, I encourage you to move past your rejection.
Mar 12, 2015•6 min•Ep. 34
26: To Generalize, or to Specialize, that is the Question... Part One
Should you be a generalized programmer or a specialized programmer? Generalized programmers learn a wide range of languages and/or frameworks, while a specialized programmer becomes an expert in something very specific. There are pros and cons to both, and in this episode, we'll discuss both.
Mar 11, 2015•12 min•Ep. 35
25: "What Should I Build?" - 5 Tips for Better Idea Generation
In this episode, I answer a question I've received from many listeners: How do I come up with an idea for something to build? This question is somewhat complex, but we'll cover 5 basic tips for idea generation.
Mar 09, 2015•15 min•Ep. 36
24: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part Two
Scott Jehl is a designer and developer working at Filament Group. Scott is also an author and speaks regularly at conferences like An Event Apart. In this interview, Scott and I discuss progressive enhancement and his book, Responsible Responsive Design. Mentioned at some point in the interview: ScottJehl.com , Scott's Twitter , Scott's GitHub Filament Group Responsible Responsive Design (book) Designing with Progressive Enhancement (book) Critical (Addy Osmani) Critical CSS (Filament Group) loa...
Mar 06, 2015•22 min•Ep. 32
Inspiration Episode #2: Coding for Humans
Today, I talk about coding for humans in this special Inspiration episode. Remember, computers are only what you tell them to be!
Mar 05, 2015•4 min•Ep. 33
24: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part One
Scott Jehl is a designer and developer working at Filament Group. Scott is also an author and speaks regularly at conferences like An Event Apart. In this interview, Scott and I discuss progressive enhancement and his book, Responsible Responsive Design. Mentioned at some point in the interview: ScottJehl.com , Scott's Twitter , Scott's GitHub Filament Group Responsible Responsive Design (book) Designing with Progressive Enhancement (book) Critical (Addy Osmani) Critical CSS (Filament Group) loa...
Mar 04, 2015•23 min•Ep. 31
23: When to Adopt New Technology: A Simple Value-based Rubric
In today's episode, at the request of a listener I discuss the tradeoffs of choosing to adopt a new technology versus using what you already know, even when what you already know might not be the best tool for the job.
Mar 02, 2015•14 min•Ep. 30
22: Why Should Developers Build Their Own "Brand"?
In today's episode, I discuss even further why it's important to create a brand for yourself. Make sure you check out my interview with John Sonmez to hear more about why a developer might want to build their own brand!
Feb 27, 2015•20 min•Ep. 28
Bonus Weekly Inspiration #1: Functionality Versus Elegance
Today's bonus episode is the first weekly inspiration mini-episode! Today's quote comes from Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete. Thank you for supporting Developer Tea with your listens! We just reached the 200k unique listens mark, and that's thanks to you!
Feb 24, 2015•5 min•Ep. 27
20: Thoughts on Unicorns: Answering a Listener Question
In this episode, I answer a listener question about what route he should take in his technical education. Spoiler: I actually do have an opinion and recommendation to this question. For a significant part of this episode, I discuss the concept of the famed "unicorn" developer, and why they're in such high demand. Note: I accidentally called the listener a "guest" - probably because I consider everyone who listens to the show my personal guests 3 times a week. :)...
Feb 23, 2015•13 min•Ep. 26
19: Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot, Part Two
I'm excited to be interviewing Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot . Ben is a brilliant craftsman of a developer, and in this episode we discuss what it takes to be a craftsman. This is the second part of the interview, so be sure to check out the previous episode for the first part! Giant Robots Smashing into Other Giant Robots (podcast) Upcase Vim for Rails Developers Vim resources on Upcase Trailmix.life Ben's personal site and writings can be found here: http://benorenstein.com...
Feb 20, 2015•29 min•Ep. 25
19: Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot, Part One
I'm excited to be interviewing Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot . Ben is a brilliant craftsman of a developer, and in this episode we discuss what it takes to be a craftsman. This interview is split into two parts, so be sure to check out the next episode for the second part! Giant Robots Smashing into Other Giant Robots (podcast) Upcase Vim for Rails Developers Vim resources on Upcase Trailmix.life Ben's personal site and writings can be found here Ben on Twitter, @r00k: https://twitter.com/r00k a...
Feb 18, 2015•15 min•Ep. 24
18: Listener Questions
Around 1:00, Brett asks how to become an “advanced developer.” Programming Paradigms Stanford Course: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/programming-paradigms/id495054064 Paul Graham’s essays on Lisp Python Django Wordpress Whiteboard Around 8:10, Daniel asks how to make writing tests less boring and more joyful. Justin's article about adding tests to a non-TDD app...
Feb 16, 2015•12 min•Ep. 23
17: Volt and Isomorphism with Ryan Stout, part two
Today I'm joined once again by Ryan Stout, the developer behind the powerful new Ruby web framework Volt. Ryan and I continue discussing why he created Volt, and some of the motivations for developers to move towards "isomorphic development". Check out Volt: VoltFramework.com
Feb 13, 2015•12 min•Ep. 20
17: Volt and Isomorphism with Ryan Stout, part one
Today I'm joined by Ryan Stout, the developer behind the powerful new Ruby web framework Volt. Ryan and I discuss why he created Volt, the motivations for developers to move towards "isomorphic development", and how Volt addresses some of those motivations. Ryan Stout on Twitter: @ryanstout (note: not to be confused with @stoutryan , the comedian.) Check out Volt: VoltFramework.com Support Developer Tea: http://www.developertea.com/buy-me-tea...
Feb 11, 2015•12 min•Ep. 19
16: Stigmas, Stereotypes, and Pizza
In this episode, we talk about stigmas and stereotypes. As developers, and as humans, we have a responsibility to treat each other fairly. We also have a responsibility to our craft. In this episode, I discuss the one thing that developers should be measured by.
Feb 09, 2015•10 min•Ep. 21
Bonus Episode: Thank you for a GREAT first month!
The first month of Developer Tea was officially marked yesterday, and in this episode, I'd like to thank you. I also challenge you towards the end of the episode. Thank you so much for listening to the show!
Feb 07, 2015•12 min•Ep. 22
15: Code Kata - A Practice Arena for Becoming a Better Programmer
What was the last time you practiced writing code? Any expertise arguably requires an intentional, focused effort on practicing a set of exercises. Kata acts as the practice exercises for programming. In this episode, I talk about code kata, and I also talk about the danger of being addicted to problems, and making sure we keep our kata efforts separate from our real problem-solving efforts. codekata.com some anti-kata discussion If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying me some tea....
Feb 06, 2015•8 min•Ep. 18
14: Daniel Kao - Self Control: Cutting Sugar for a Year, and Starting a Career in Something You Have No Experience in, On Purpose
In this episode, I interview front-end developer Daniel Kao. Daniel has been running his site, Diplateevo.com, since his freshman year in high school. Mentioned: Diplateevo (Daniel's site) One year without sweets @Diplateevo @DeveloperTea...
Feb 04, 2015•16 min•Ep. 17
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