In today's episode, I had a chance to interview Jessica Ivins. Jessica is a User Experience educator at Center Centre. Mentioned on today's episode Jessica Ivins Online: @JessicaIvins jessicaivins.net http://centercentre.com/about/jessica-ivins Center Centre What Center Centre looks for in a student applicant: Lifelong learner Empathy Around 7:30 or so, we start talking about context and audience Around 9:30 we talk about the complexity of feeling and accessibility as it relates to user experien...
Dec 11, 2015•35 min•Ep. 167
In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Matt Hirsch. Mentioned on today's episode Hack Reactor Learn.co Viking Code School OneMonth TreeHouse Hirsch Creative (Matt's site) uideo.net (design/development conference talk videos) CodePen GitHub 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 | ...
Dec 09, 2015•20 min•Ep. 166
In today's episode, we discuss how to make the most of your off time. Mentioned in today's episode The Martian (book) "Billions in Change" (a documentary you could watch on your break) 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....
Dec 07, 2015•19 min•Ep. 165
In today's episode we discuss the concept of vocalizing the things you are thinking about as you work through a problem - the "voice inside your head." Mentioned on today's episode: Rubber Duck Debugging Spec And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes....
Dec 04, 2015•5 min•Ep. 164
In today's episode, I share some tips to help you start networking as a developer. We'll discuss 7 tips that you can start using today to cultivate a well rounded networking strategy. 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 De...
Dec 02, 2015•13 min•Ep. 163
In today's episode, we continue our discussion from last week about frameworks. Mentioned on today's episode Great Framework Debate, Part One MVC Design Patterns (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 fo...
Nov 30, 2015•14 min•Ep. 162
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 w...
Nov 27, 2015•14 min•Ep. 161
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for listening to Developer Tea. In today's short special episode, I issue a challenge for you!
Nov 26, 2015•4 min•Ep. 160
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....
Nov 25, 2015•17 min•Ep. 158
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...
Nov 23, 2015•20 min•Ep. 159
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) Slac...
Nov 20, 2015•42 min•Ep. 155
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....
Nov 18, 2015•12 min•Ep. 157
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....
Nov 16, 2015•13 min•Ep. 156
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 i...
Nov 13, 2015•19 min•Ep. 154
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 @Develope...
Nov 11, 2015•20 min•Ep. 153
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 minu...
Nov 09, 2015•19 min•Ep. 152
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 Today's sponsor is Linode! Linode is focused on making their servers ultra-fast. Run containers or your own Git server, with full root access. Linode offers hourly billing with a monthly cap on all plans and add-on services. Head over to http://linode.com/devel...
Nov 06, 2015•12 min•Ep. 151
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...
Nov 04, 2015•16 min•Ep. 150
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 epis...
Nov 02, 2015•19 min•Ep. 149
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, an...
Oct 30, 2015•7 min•Ep. 147
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 ...
Oct 28, 2015•17 min•Ep. 148
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...
Oct 26, 2015•22 min•Ep. 146
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 Digital...
Oct 23, 2015•25 min•Ep. 145
In today's episode, I discuss creating a "not to-do list", inspired by Warren Buffett's "two list strategy." If you enjoy today's episode, click here to leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes . This is the easiest and best way for you to help the show. 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 21, 2015•6 min•Ep. 144
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/ Today's episode is brought to you by OneMonth ! Head over to OneMonth.com/developertea to get started learning Ruby on Rails in just...one month, and receive a limited-time 25% discount!...
Oct 19, 2015•12 min•Ep. 143
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 intentio...
Oct 16, 2015•20 min•Ep. 142
Today, we'll discuss how to cultivate relationships as a developer. Mentioned on today's episode: Recurse School manual Avdi's tweet about "Well, actually" 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! Leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes: bit.ly/DevTeaOniTunes...
Oct 14, 2015•14 min•Ep. 140
In today's episode, we talk about "Feature Runways." Join the Spec Slack community by going to spec.fm/slack The takeaway: We'll talk about how to consider the likely direction of future development, and make things flexible from the start in that direction. This works as a kind of "insurance policy." Thanks to Spec.fm ! Don't forget to leave a review for Developer Tea in iTunes!...
Oct 12, 2015•6 min•Ep. 141
Today we talk about saving time by managing questions. Set expectations Take questions seriously Provide opportunity for questioner to find the answer themselves Delay your answer Learning is an investment! Don't answer questions as a shortcut every time.
Oct 09, 2015•6 min•Ep. 138
In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Crispin Bennet! Crispin wrote in and asked me about the balance between learning something ("deep-dive" style) and doing just enough to be productive today. 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! Mentioned on the show (or relevant): "Mastery" (book, Robert Greene) Where is the code being executed from ? What is being passed to the co...
Oct 07, 2015•14 min•Ep. 139
