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 13 million downloads to date, Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell (@jcutrell), co-founder of Spec and Director of Engineering at PBS. We hope you'll take the topics from this podcast and continue the conversation, either online or in person with your peers. Twitter: @developertea :: Email: developertea@gmail.com

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Interview with Daniel Rapp, Creator of the Doppler JavaScript Library

May 14, 2015 00:17:00 12.29 MB Downloads: 0

Today, I interview Daniel Rapp, creator of the Doppler.js library. Daniel is a computer science student in Sweden who is constantly investigating the intersection of math and creativity using code. Doppler became popular on GitHub, despite the fact that it isn't practically useful for most developers; this interested me, so I decided to reach out to Daniel. Links: Doppler.js Paper explaining the Doppler effect Twss.js That's what she said (Urban Dictionary, possibly NSFW) Canvas Advice from Daniel: "Main thing was a lot of experiments.... I published everything I created... Experiment and keep learning." "Play around with mathematics to learn development while you're learning at school." "Create a lot of small projects. Don't create anything too big before you're ready." "As soon as you start doing something for money, it's not as much fun. I do this because it's fun." @danielrapp rappdaniel.com https://www.codeschool.com/?utm_source=Developer_Tea&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=May!

Listener Question from Summit: How To Hunt for a Different Job While Already Employed Without Exhausting Yourself or Burning Bridges

May 13, 2015 00:14:05 10.18 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, listener Summit asks about how to search for a new job while being employed, and how to keep from getting to exhausted. This episode is sponsored by Intuit. Check out the developer sandbox and API explorer at http://intuit.me/DevTea to get started building apps for millions of small business today!

Creating Obvious Systems: Why Mental Models Justify Simplicity, and When to Utilize Surprise and Delight

May 11, 2015 00:10:22 7.51 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, I discuss the importance of relying on obviousness when designing software and user interfaces, and when you should be utilizing surprise. Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Answering Listener Questions: Matt asks about the feasibility of finding remote work, online education, and the order of learning

May 08, 2015 00:18:10 13.13 MB Downloads: 0

Matt is a beginner developer who is making a shift to support his new life situation, in which he is unable to work a normal 9-to-5 job in an office. Matt sent me an email asking a few questions about this shift, and how he should begin to learn. Important Links: Make it Stick Episode about making small and fun things A curated list of remote work resources Remote: Office Not Required How GitHub Works This episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com. Head over to OneMonth.com/developertea to get started learning Ruby on Rails in just one month, and receive a limited-time 25% discount!

Inspiration Episode: Brian Eno Teaches Us To Limit Our Options

May 07, 2015 00:03:16 2.39 MB Downloads: 0

In this week's inspiration episode starts with a quote from Brian Eno, a highly influential musician and audio engineer, about limiting options in order to better take advantage of our efforts.

Scott Belsky, Part Two

May 06, 2015 00:16:42 12.07 MB Downloads: 0

Scott Belsky (@ScottBelsky) is the VP Products & Community at Adobe and cofounder of Behance. Scott is also a successful investor in major tech companies such as Periscope and Uber. Scott and I talk about the fundamental nature of creativity, why he created Behance, staying focused, the value of formal education, and what he wishes more people would ask him. Finally, at the end of the second part of the interview, Scott shares specific advice for developers who are wanting to work better with visionaries. Enjoy the interview! Links: Behance ActionMethod (discontinued) 99U Scott's book, Making Ideas Happen 99U Book Series This episode is sponsored by Intuit. Check out the developer sandbox and API explorer at http://intuit.me/DevTea to get started building apps for millions of small business today!

Scott Belsky, Part One

May 04, 2015 00:16:27 11.88 MB Downloads: 0

Scott Belsky is the VP Products & Community at Adobe and cofounder of Behance. Scott is also a successful investor in major tech companies such as Periscope and Uber. Scott and I talk about the fundamental nature of creativity, why he created Behance, staying focused, the value of formal education, and what he wishes more people would ask him. Finally, at the end of the second part of the interview, Scott shares specific advice for developers who are wanting to work better with visionaries. Enjoy the interview! Links: Behance ActionMethod (discontinued) 99U Scott's book, Making Ideas Happen 99U Book Series

Answering Front-end Developer Interview Questions: Explaining the Importance of Standards for the Web

May 01, 2015 00:08:00 5.81 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we discuss the importance of standards and standards bodies for web technologies, specifically for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript specs. Links: Front-end Developer Interview Questions HTML5 Boilerplate Organization Mailing Lists for W3C Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Answering Listener Questions: Devin, a Non-Developer, Asks About Grasping Things That Go Over His Head, and Finding Starting Points

April 30, 2015 00:11:10 8.09 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode, long-time listener Devin asks about how to grasp things that go over his head. You're not alone, Devin! In this episode, I give you (and others just like you) encouragement in the midst of your confusion, as well as some more practical advice for learning something new. Today's sponsor is OneMonth.com - go to OneMonth.com/developertea and enroll today to get 25% off your first month!

Hampton Catlin, Part Two: Speedy Sass with libsass, Wordset.org and Open-Sourcing Our Words

April 29, 2015 00:26:44 19.29 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, I talk with Hampton Catlin about fast Sass compilation with libsass, and then we discuss his latest project, Wordset, and why we need a truly open source dictionary. Links for the whole interview: @hcatlin (tell him thanks for being on @developertea!) @DeveloperTea Ancient City Ruby Hampton's Survey (Askr) http://haml.info/ Heroku officially supports Puma Chris Coyier (on preferring Sass) @chriseppstein @nex3, Natalie Weizenbaum Rarebit http://wordset.org http://github.com/wordset This episode is sponsored by Intuit. Check out the developer sandbox and API explorer at http://intuit.me/DevTea

Hampton Catlin, Part One: Sass, the W3C, and (not) Being Data-Driven

April 27, 2015 00:26:56 19.44 MB Downloads: 0

@hcatlin (tell him thanks for being on @developertea!) @DeveloperTea Ancient City Ruby Hampton's Survey (Askr) http://haml.info/ Heroku officially supports Puma Chris Coyier (on preferring Sass) @chriseppstein @nex3, Natalie Weizenbaum Rarebit http://wordset.org http://github.com/wordset

Weekly Inspiration - Happiness and Doing Our Best Work: 3 Practical Steps to Getting The Right Things Done and Finding Focus State Faster

April 24, 2015 00:11:46 8.52 MB Downloads: 0

In today's inspiration episode, I discuss the importance of removing barriers between you and your most important work, and why that is such an important thing to do. I then discuss 3 practical steps you can try that have helped me get to my focus state, and get more meaningful work done every day. Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Part Two: Culture and Connecting to Our Work with Pamela Vickers

April 23, 2015 00:13:58 10.1 MB Downloads: 0

Pamela Vickers and I sat down at Ancient City Ruby to talk about culture, conferences, and ping pong. And it was awesome. @pwnela RailsGirls Atlanta PERMA MINSWAN Ruby Dramas (Avoiding) Ruby Drama Hampton's Ruby Survey

Part One: Culture and Connecting to Our Work with Pamela Vickers

April 22, 2015 00:10:52 7.87 MB Downloads: 0

Pamela Vickers and I sat down at Ancient City Ruby to talk about culture, conferences, and ping pong. And it was awesome. @pwnela RailsGirls Atlanta PERMA MINSWAN Ruby Dramas (Avoiding) Ruby Drama Hampton's Ruby Survey

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April 20, 2015 00:13:16 9.6 MB Downloads: 0

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