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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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. :)
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
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 and on GitHub, @r00k: https://github.com/r00k
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
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
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
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.
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!
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.
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
13: Flexibility
In this episode, I discuss flexibility. Why is flexibility important, and what can you do to make your code and your workflow more flexible? I'll share something I did recently that made creating this podcast a bit easier to accomplish. @developertea If you are enjoying the show, would you consider buying me some tea?
12: Chris Coyier, Part Two - Getting Good At Pretty Much Anything
On this episode, I continue the interview Chris Coyier. Chris is the creator of CSS-Tricks.com, Codepen.io, and hosts Shoptalk Show with Dave Rupert. In this second part of a two-part interview, Chris and I talk about getting good at being a musician (or at cutting hair), why we rewrite code we've already written, and lots of other necessary things. Mentioned: ShoptalkShow.com Codepen.io css-tricks.com DeveloperTea.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate/review on iTunes, and get in touch! Twitter: @developertea Email: developertea@gmail.com If you are enjoying the show, would you consider buying me some tea?
12: Chris Coyier, Part One - The Lifecycle of the Web and the Non-Evil of Doing Business
On this episode, I interview Chris Coyier. Chris is the creator of CSS-Tricks.com, Codepen.io, and hosts Shoptalk Show with Dave Rupert. In this first part of a two-part interview, Chris and I talk about how he got started with CSS Tricks. We also talk about what it's like to make such a massive amount of freely available resources. Mentioned: ShoptalkShow.com Codepen.io css-tricks.com DeveloperTea.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate/review on iTunes, and get in touch! Twitter: @developertea Email: developertea@gmail.com If you are enjoying the show, would you consider buying me some tea?
11: Justin Weiss - choosing Rails, guest hosting on Ruby Tapas, and enjoying Ruby
Ruby developer and author Justin Weiss joins me to talk about his experience working with Avdi Grimm on a guest episode for Ruby Tapas, why he chose Rails, and his book. Then, Justin gives you his 30-second suggestion to help you become a better developer. Mentioned: Justin's book, Practicing Rails https://www.justinweiss.com/book/ Justin's Blog: http://www.justinweiss.com/ Sign up for Justin's awesome weekly newsletter: http://www.justinweiss.com/list/ If you are enjoying the show, would you consider buying me some tea?
10: Approaching Programmatic Problems
In this episode, I talk about how I approach programmatic problems, and I give all developers my opinionated understanding of the most important factor of problem solving: imparting knowledge into your problem solving mechanisms. Note: there was a bit of an audio issue with the compression on this episode; we'll be fixing it in future episodes. Sorry about that! If you are enjoying the show, would you consider buying me some tea?